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Benoy Thoompunkal
Director Academics
Partnerships, Research & Innovation
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After reading Economics at St Stephens College, Delhi, he went on to specialize in Furniture Design from the Faculty of Industrial Design at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.
As a practicing Design Consultant and academician for over 29 years, he has worked in the multifarious fields of design, ranging from Heritage Conservation and Product Design to Interiors, Space & Structure, Lighting, Exhibitions and Display, Photography, and Clock Design, among other things; providing his expertise towards conceptualization and execution of various national and international projects.
A founding member and former CEO of the Stone Craft Foundation, a Government of Rajasthan initiative to encourage the use of stone as a building material, he has worked closely with the Government, over the years, providing design and policy consultancy on various heritage conservation projects ranging from forts to museums.
As the Director Academics at the ARCH Academy of Design his role extends as a Mentor, equally engaged in the various academic & strategic procedures of the institution as well as in the exploration of collaborations for institutional linkages and the establishment of Partnerships, both national and international, with industry and other academic entities, keeping research and innovation as important constituents at the centre of such endeavours.
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Ranjan De
Dean Academics
Head of Foundation Studies & Visual Communication Deparment
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An alumnus of the NID, Ahmedabad, with a specialization in Graphic Design from the Faculty of Visual Communications, he has 28 years of experience, 12 of which were in advertising and publishing, and 10 years in innovative practices in education, in both schools and colleges across India. He has worn many hats and has been a member of the press as well as worked in Chennai in the fields of theatre, animation and film.
As Dean Academics at Arch, his role encompasses development of new pedagogy and educational resources and courses, training of faculty to new norms and standards and ensuring the sustainability of all innovative procedures and endeavours introduced in the process.
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Shivani Kaushik
Academic Co-ordinator
Senior Faculty, Jewellery Design
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An alumnus of the University of Rajasthan with an MA in English & Political Science and B.Ed. in education, she has studied Textile Design and Jewellery Design and has expertise in manual designing techniques and the Orthographic and Isometric Drawing of Jewellery.
She has more than 13 years of teaching experience and continues to serve as an Examiner & Board of Study Member dealing with the subject of Jewellery in various other Colleges.
She has been the Academic Co-ordinator at ARCH for the past 3 years, handling student affairs & staff development programs.
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Aparna Yadav
Senior Faculty Fashion Design & Foundation |
A Fine Arts alumnus of Rajasthan University and holding an MFA from the Vishwa Bharti University, Shanti Niketan, she also holds a Diploma in Art & Design, from the George Brown College, Toronto, Canada.
Her areas of competencies include Art Instruction, Art Direction, Painting, Fashion Illustration, Comic Illustration, Murals, Digital Design, and Photography. She has also participated in several exhibitions in Canada & India & her works have been selected by the Rajasthan State Lalit Kala Academy.
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Sunita Yadav
Senior Faculty, Fashion Design |
An alumnus of the University of Rajasthan with a specialization in Garment Production and Export Management, she also has a specialization in Apparel Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and CAD Pattern Making.
She has been a part of the Faculty Exchange Program on Creative Pattern Making under the Prime Minister's Initiative for International Education (PMI2) with the Doncaster College, UK. She has worked as a Sampling Coordinator and designer with the industry and her expertise lies in the areas of Pattern, Garment Construction, Apparel Technology, Pattern Drafting & Draping.
Prabal Kumar
Asst. Faculty, Textile Design
An Alumnus of the IICD (Indian Institute of Crafts and Design) specializing in Textiles with a PG Diploma in Crafts & Design, he has worked with Buying Houses & International Clients conceptualizing, developing and customizing products and ranges in a variety of materials and coordinating with local entrepreneurs, designers & artisans through projects.
His products have ranged from Furnishing in applique to Sarees and Dupatta's with embroidered accents & bags using waste materials of in-line products and using bamboo for small utility products.
His specializations and competencies extend to Print Design, Weaving, Surface Embellishment techniques, Draping, Photography & Documentation as well as proficiency in the use of various
graphic software.
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Vidushi Sha
Faculty Textile Design |
An alumnus of the National Institute of Fashion Technology with a specialization in Textile Design, she has worked with the Textile Industry where she was involved in Designing and Development of Print surfaces, of Home Textiles and Handmade Paper Products for the US & UK markets.
She has expertise in the use of color, Print Design, Fabric Structure, Surfaces, & development of Product Ranges along with excellent weaving skills and knowledge of dyeing & printing techniques. She also has experience in Indian crafts like hand made paper, blue pottery, terracotta pottery, basketry, puppetry, wood carving, lac work etc and the application of textile sensibilities onto non-textile materials and the handling of non-loom textile processes like, lace-making, coiling etc.
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Arvind Kumar
Lab Technician, Textile Weaving |
| He is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Handloom and Textile Technology, Jodhpur and has worked for leading brands having an experience of over eight years. |
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Ramratan
Lab Technician, Fashion Design |
| He has over ten years experience in the Industry and being from a family of master craftspersons, he has strong technical foundations.
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Leela Bhargava
Senior Faculty, Interior Design |
An alumnus of J.L.N Technology University, Hyderabad with a specialization in Architecture, she retired as a Deputy Architect from the Public Works Dept., Government of Rajasthan.
She looks after all the technical inputs required in the Interior Design course and additionally coordinates University affairs for the ARCH Academy
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Shikha Singh
Faculty and Coordinator, Interior Design |
An alumnus of the S.N.D.T University, Mumbai, she is a practicing Interior Designer & Interiors Consultant.
With 12 years of academic teaching experience in various design colleges, she looks after the academic coordination within the Interior Design Department apart from her teaching engagements.
Drawing on the experience of her professional practice and her strengths in the field, she is instrumental in bringing practical skills and knowledge into the classroom, to supplement and add to disseminated theoretical inputs.
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Jitendra Tripathi
Faculty, Interior Design |
| An alumnus of the Ayojan School of Architecture, Jaipur, he is a practising architect and designer in both cultural and commercial industry. As an associate design partner of a Jaipur based architectural firm, his professional work entails sustained interaction with real estate developments and research work in relevant areas, the experience of which, he endeavours to bring back into the classroom for a sharing of meaningful, industry conscious knowledge with students.
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Karuna Singh
Faculty Interior Design |
| An alumnus of the National Institute of Fashion Design, she is working as a freelance interior designer on various commercial and residential projects.
With 11 years of experience her expertise covers building material, floor designs, wall treatments, modular kitchens, kiosk designs, etc.
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Kunal Bardia
Faculty, Interior Design |
An alumnus of the Ayojan School of Architecture, Jaipur, he is a practising architect
who sees life as a platform to share knowledge and understand the inner self.
Having worked on a variety of projects (from toilets renovation to town beautification!) and with a vast number of professional contacts from various related fields, he runs a design studio providing architectural consultancy services.
His expertise covers all aspects of Architectural Design, Interior Design, Landscaping and Furniture.
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Indrajit Das
Senior Faculty, Jewellery Design
Craft and Accessory Design
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An alumnus of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Gandhinagar, he has studied Accessory Design with a specialization in Jewellery Design. He has also studied Fine Arts & Painting from the Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata.
He has served in various capacities including that of Chief Design Coordinator & Design Manager with various high profile companies
His specialty includes skills in Orthographic and Isometric Drawing of Jewellery and Lifestyle Accessories, Gemstone and Jewellery Rendering, Conceptualization and 3-D Visualization.
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Yashpal Dagur
Senior Faculty, IT & Jewellery Design |
An alumnus of the University of Rajasthan with a Post Graduation in Computer application and Internet Programming his area of expertise lies in extended training in the use of Graphic software's that include Auto-CAD, Reach CAD, JCAD, Jewel CAD, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop, Front Page, etc.
He has command over various programming languages like HTML 4.0, JavaScript, VBScript, C, C++, COBOL, Assembly, FoxPro 2.6, ASP, Java, Visual Basics, Cobra, Database handling with Ms-Access and packages like WS, LOTUS, dBase, Tally etc.
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Ganesh Sasmal
Lab Technician, Jewellery Design |
| He has been a part of the Jewellery Industry since a very young age and has over twenty years experience that gives him a sound understanding of the intricacies in executing a design.
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Kanhaiyalal Jangid
Lab Technician, Woodwork Lab |
| He has worked with prominant entrepreneurs engaged in Fine Furniture manufacturing and has over seventeen years experience in the Industry.
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DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION |
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Nidhi Kabra
Faculty Graphic Design |
| An alumnus of The Rajasthan University with a specialization in the Visual Arts, she has worked as a Visualizer and freelance Graphic Designer.
She is a prolific painter and holds exhibitions regularly. Her competencies extend into Editorial Design & the sensitive use of Typography, Sketching, Painting, Photography, Visualizing & Art Direction and mastery over some important Graphic Software.
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Himanshu Saxena
Faculty, Graphic Design |
| An alumnus of the Rajasthan School of Arts & Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematic, Pune with specialization in the Applied Arts, Caricature, Illustration, Visualization, Audio-Video editing, compositing and Photorealistic 3D art work. He has worked with reputed media firms and film production houses as a Visualizer, concept artist and Graphic designer.
He is proficient in Graphics and 3D softwares including web Designing languages & 3W standards. His strengths lie in Sketching, Clickography & Videography skills which define dramatic captured Ideas for advertising and directive art.
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DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES |
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Bhuwan Bhatnagar
Faculty Design Management & IT |
| An alumnus of the Government Polytechnic College, Ajmer. with a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, BCA, ADCA, MCA, DIM, PGDIM, PGDFM & MBA in Finance with more then 16 years of experience in teaching computer & management subjects, he has served as an external examiner & paper setter at various universities dealing with the subject of Computer & Management. He also uses his expertise in developing software for in-house needs. |
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Narendra Govind Mathur
Assistant Manager (Projects) |
An alumnus of St. Xavier School, Jaipur and holding a masters degree in Business Administration with specialisation in Finance, from Rajasthan Technical University, Narendra is a former member of the Jaipur Chess Team and enjoys painting.
At the Academy his contributions include course content development and its delivery (Design Management), facilitating collaborative projects, infrastructure development and creative inputs for design activities.
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Prabal Kumar
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An Alumnus of the IICD (Indian Institute of Crafts and Design) specializing in Textiles with a PG Diploma in Crafts & Design, he has worked with Buying Houses & International Clients conceptualizing, developing and customizing products and ranges in a variety of materials and coordinating with local entrepreneurs, designers & artisans through projects. His products have ranged from Furnishing in applique to Sarees and Dupatta’s with embroidered accents & bags using waste materials of in-line products and using bamboo for small utility products.
His specializations and competencies extend to Print Design, Weaving, Surface Embellishment techniques, Draping, Photography & Documentation as well as proficiency in the use of various graphic software. |
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