Faculty

Archana Surana

Archana Surana is the Founder & Directorof the ARCH College of Design & Business.Her experience over the last 23 years inthe delivery of design education hasensured that ARCH imparts specializedand industrially relevant education. Sheestablished ARCH in the year 2000.

A widely travelled and noted speaker, she represents theinstitution at various International & National forums likeInternational Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes(IFFTI), Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) and World DesignOrganisation (WDO) & CUMULUS.

She sits on the board of various National and Internationalindustrial and philantrophic organizations. She is a CharterMember and EC Member of TiE, Rajasthan. An Invitee Memberof the State Council of the Confederation of Indian Industry(CII), Rajasthan for 10 years. She is the Member of the NationalGoverning Board of the FICCI Ladies Organization, FLO for last 2years. She is part of the core team of the SAARC Chamber WomenEntrepreneur Council (SCWEC), 2016 and as an active Rotarianshe has served at various district levels positions since 2005.A US State Department Alumni and Fortune Mentee, she is VitalVoices Inaugural Lead Fellow & Founder of Women MentorsForum Jaipur. She has organized the Vital Voices, GlobalMentoring Walk consecutively for 8 years. Recent addition for thewalk is New Delhi & Udaipur besides Jaipur as the Flag Bearer

She presented a Project proposal at the "Fashion Colloquia " in2013 at the London College of Fashion (LCF) at London under theauspices of IFFTI. She was a key note speaker at the Universityof Antwerp, Belgium for the "Non Western Fashion Conference"in 2016. She was invited on a panel of "Global Conversation inCultural Managment & Policy" at Brussels -Belgium during the25th ENCATC Congress in October 2017.

She is a Post Graduate with a Professional Diploma course inFashion Design from South Delhi Polytechnic for Women, NewDelhi. Apart from a Professional course in Contour Fashionfrom De Montfort University in the UK, she has also completedspecialized courses in Fashion Merchandising & Pattern Makingfrom the ATDC as well as a Computer Aided Fashion Illustrationcourse from the NIFT, New Delhi. She has learned chronic healingand practices Vipasana Meditation. Her hobby is playing GolfA learner and an explorer of new concepts and ideologies shehas attended various National and International Workshops. Theyinclude the Executive Program on Growth & Entrepreneurshipat the Indian School of Business (ISB); the CHANCE workshopby GIZ on Strategic Planning and Financial Management ofBusinesswomen's Associations; the workshop on "Design forPersuasion: Creating Dynamic, Multi-Sensory Experiences forCustomer Delight" at the NID, Ahmedabad.

She is the proprietor of ARCH Apparel Exports and has donebusiness with Switzerland and America. She has re-started theapparel business in the Apparel Park at Jaipur, furnishing for thedomestic and International market.

She received the Yuva Icon Award in 2010 from Former PresidentDr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam and has also received the prestigious IndiraGandhi Priyadarshini Award for her exemplary achievements inthe field of education.

Benoy Thoompunkal

After reading Economics at St.Stephens College, Delhi, he went on to specialise 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 32 years, he has worked in the multifarious fields of design, ranging from Heritage Conservation & Product Design to Interiors, Space & Structure, Lighting, Exhibitions & Display, Clock Design and Photography, 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.

Pramod Yadav

Pramod Yadav has held different positions in the last twenty-seven years, focusing on the area of Skill Development and implementation of Projects under Integrated Skill Development, on a pan India basis for the Ministry of Textiles. His career span includes 7 years in the industry, 8 years of administration experience and 12 years of teaching experience.

He has authored three books in the domain of apparel production and technology, pattern making and designing. In one of his previous roles, he has served as the Principal and Joint Registrar of ATDC (Apparel Training & Design Centre).

He has contributed to the Diagnostic Study for Garment Cluster Development and identification of thrust areas for the sector. He has also worked on developing linkages between Institutional Course contents and the Garment Sector and continues to do so.

He has visited different countries as a team leader with garment exporters as part of a study analysis of the Export Market to help improve & enhance the quality & productivity of the Indian Apparel Industry. He has setup more than 80 Spokes & Skill Centers of ATDC under the ISDC Scheme in different parts of India, to train shop floor workforce for Garment & Textiles.

Dr. Neena Jaju Pingaley

Dr.Neena Jaju Pingaley is an Educator, Researcher & Design Practitioner with a Ph.D. in Lighting Design from The M.S. University of Baroda, where she spent two decades as a Professor in Interior Design and Family & Community Resource Management. She holds an Advanced Educators Certification in Sustainable Lighting from the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. She is also a Life Member of the Indian Society of Lighting Engineers.Her work predominantly has been in areas of Education, Design & Social Research and Environmental Lighting. She has led development of Curriculum & Interdisciplinary Pedagogical Frameworks of Design Program at UG & PG levels at various Universities. She has guided numerous Researches in diverse areas such as Spatial Design, Lighting, Elderly Spaces, Entrepreneurship, Stress Management & Consumer Behavior.

Sunita Yadav

Sunita Yadav is an alumna of the University of Rajasthan and is currently pursuing her PhD titled – ‘A study on female attire and standardisation according to body size with particular reference to Jaipur’.-from Pacific University, Udaipur.
She has been associated with ARCH for the last 13 years. In the past, for over two years, she worked as a Sampling Coordinator, merchandiser and designer.
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.
Her area of expertise includes Garment Production and Export Management, Apparel Manufacturing Technology (AMT), CAD Pattern Making, Garment Construction, Pattern Drafting &

Richa Lakwal

Saloni Agarwal

Saloni Agarwal graduated from NIFT, Shillong in the year 2008-12. She worked with the fashion industry for more than 5 years and specialises in women's wear and denims. She is passionate about crafts and sustainable textiles & lifestyle industry.

Basant Sharma

Lucy Tage

Lucy Tage did her graduation from Pragjyoti's College, Guwhati University and her Post graduation from NIFT. She has many years of experience in designing ladies' garments, garment construction, pattern making, sewing, size and fit to finishing a garment (woven and knitted fabrics) and assisting in organizing photo-shoot etc. 
Miss Universe Olivia Culpo walked with her collection at International Tourism Mart (A.P). She has won 'Word of appreciation' from the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh (Red. Gen. JJ Singh) and Appreciation certificate from IAS Mr. Ameya Abhayanker. She was adjudged the Regional winner for 'Fashion and Music' 2015 under National Fashion Olympiad (NFO) organized by NIFT HO New Delhi. She has also been awarded by Dree committee'11 for designing tribal ethnic wear (traditional outfit with traditional print and fabric).

Nagendra Kumar Gupta

Nagendra Kumar Gupta has done Graduation in B.Sc in Fashion Technology he is an alumnus of the ARCH College of Design & Business , Jaipur. With an overall industrial and academic experience of 5 years, he has worked as a Creative Designer with Bhootsavar Nitin Bal Chauhan, the designer with the label for passion, worked as Fashion & Apparel Designer well established Domestic export house ,retail brand Trent Ltd. Private label Zudio, Rana's legacy ethnic wear brand in Jaipur and executed lectures as a senior faculty in IIFT, Jabalpur. He has also worked in the Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation Uniform Design project at Arch. His areas of interest and expertise include Draping, Garment Construction, Finishing Techniques, creative pattern making & construction, Surface Ornamentation, Costume Designing, Material Exploration and Research Design.

Kaumadha Wickramarachchi

Kaumadha Wickramarachchi graduated in Fashion Design & Product Development from University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.  She has interned for a reputed textile manufacturing company in Sri Lanka, assisting on the company’s creative process and production. Her graduation collection titled “Adrenaline Rush Of The Green Hell Ambience” was based on activewear for men who are fans of motorsports. She authored and presented a research paper titled ‘Enhancing the Fabrication of Motorsports Gear in Sri Lanka’, at the 2nd International Conference on Apparel Textiles and Fashion Design held in Sri Lanka. It was published in the International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (ISSN 2424-6557). She has also won the 1st runners-up at the MAS best overall student awards at University of Moratuwa for the year 2017. She also holds a Professional Graduate Diploma in BCS Chartered Institute for IT, where she has won a world prize for PROM-G award in 2014.

Charu Gupta

Ar. Alpi Jain

Holds a B.Arch Degree from Mumbai University and M.Arch Degree in Industrial Design from the School of planning and Architecture, New Delhi. She has a comprehensive work experience of over 13 years; including her stint with firms like Indistore, ANA Design, Timbergrain, and International companies like Haworth India Pvt. Ltd. etc.
Her projects include working with ITDP (The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy) for Designing Tricycle for Mahaveer Viklaang Samiti; as a Design Consultant for KVIC to prepare course material (Pottery) for Rural Craftsmen; and as a project manager for building flagship stores for International Brands like Christian Dior, Salvatore Ferragamo, & Armani in New Delhi and Mumbai. She has been engaged in academia for over 4 years.

Anirudh Singh Rathore

An alumnus of Aayojan School of Architecture and a practicing Architect and Designer by profession, Anirudh has helmed the designing and execution of numerous projects in the industrial, residential and hospitality space including Interiors for local cafes like Molly Moo Ice Cream Restaurant and Quyu's Cafe.

Vishnu Ram

Have been co-awarded the Coventry gold for international interactive lighting contest by Coventry university. Highly skilled with an array of different design softwares like Photoshop, Illustrator, 2D and 3D CAD, 3DS Max, After Effects, Revit, V-ray, Aurdino etc. Also with a polymath of skills such like Metal,Bamboo,Wood working, carpentry, physical model making etc.

Ar. Rahul Joya

An Architect alumnus of MNIT, Jaipur and an Urban Designer from Aayojan School of Architecture, Jaipur, Rahul owns his Office “Architect Consultants” and has been working in the field for more than 2 years. He is associated with RSRDC and PWD, Rajasthan and has worked on government projects along with his own private architectural/interior projects. He has experience in dealing with urban design projects concerning housing, public spaces and walk-ability at Pushkar, Jaipur and Bundi. Rahul is an avid photographer and has been the Joint Secretary of MNIT Photography Club. Along with this, he has also organised a photography competition “Moments’12” and was a technical member in film making on “Preservation of Heritage”, organised by IIID, Rajasthan Chapter. 

Pankaj Pareek

6 year of rich experience in teaching, Certified faculty in AutoCad, Specialised in 3ds Max, photoshop,Vray, Designed many projects with government, semi  government organizations and farms,  Worked  with  many  interior and Architectural Colleges as Guest Faculty. 

Yashpal Dagur

Academics with well-established jewellery firms like Jewels Emporium, Jewels Saga, Harrison’s, Vikas Gems, Pyramid Jewels etc. for both international and domestic market. For the past 13 years, he has been associated with ARCH Academy of Design.
His area of expertise lies in training in the use of Graphic software that includes Auto-CAD, Reach Fashion Studio, Reach CAD, JCAD, Jewel CAD, 3Design, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustration, Front Page, etc.

Nokil Singh

Nokil Singh has done M.Des from the National Institute of Design in Life Style Accessory Design. 
He has worked with personal accessory design industry and space accessory design industry. He has been teaching as a full time as well as a guest faculty in colleges like- NIFT, MRID (Baroda University). He believes in 'innovations and leading the time with the help of technology'.

Priyanka Baweja

Ms. Priyanka Baweja has completed Jewellery Design and Fabrication course from JPDC Jaipur and IIGJ Mumbai and has 18 years of experience in academics and industry .She has been awarded by GJEPC.She is a Certified Trainer for Product Development Manager and Jewellery Retailing by GJSCI and was a team member in ABHUSHAN Craft Exchange Program Workshop by World Craft Council and Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India. She has also presented paper in International Conference and is pursuing Ph.D in Anthropology from Rajasthan University

Akshay Agarwal

An alumnus of the ARCH Academy of Design, Jaipur, Akshay Agarwalholds a B.Sc in Jewellery Design.
He also has done a DCPDV (Diploma course in polished Diamond & Valuation) from Arihant Diamond Institute, Surat.
His 5 years of industry exposure includes work with various design houses like Gemco Designs, Krishugo Jewels Pvt. Ltd and Vaibhav Global Limited. An award winner in many competitions, Akshay brings his hands on experience of Jewellery manufacturing, traditional Kundan Meena technique of Rajasthan and enamelling to his classroom teachings.

Leticia de Matos Soares

Leticia Soares is a Brazilian product designer, who graduated in Product Design at the Design School of the State University of Minas Gerais. Leticia developed several designs in the jewelry industry and her work reached over 40 stores across the country. Passionate about Fashion, worked with fashion editorials in styling and art direction, also owned her store specializing in vintage clothing curation. She`s also certificate in content production for media. Her beliefs had led her to develop studies and projects in Slow Living, Fashion Design, Feminism and Art.

Yash Purohit

Yash has learned professional courses in Jewellery designing, CAD, Graphic & Digital designing. He has an expertise in designing and manufacturing of jewellery and gemstones. He has his own brand Silwear International which is specialized in producing fine jewellery in precious metals with natural gemstones. He is also associated with design stores like Ogaan, Evoluzione, Ensemble.

V.Rajshekhran

V.Rajshekhran is a Diploma holder and has completed Associate Member of Institution of Engineers Course in Mechanical Engineering. He has an experience of around 45 years in Tool design and Engineering. He started his career in 1970 and has worked with companies like Asian Press Tools and Moulds Pvt. Ltd., Jay Bearing Ltd., Genus Overseas Electronics Limited and a few others.

Ekeshwar Hatwal

Ekeshwar is an Alumnus ofBahuguna Garwhwal University,Dehradun with Gold medal.
He was the editor of Art magazine AKRITI ( The annual periodical of Rajasthan Lalit Kala Academy Jaipur).
He was nominated as the Eminent Artist in the council of Rajasthan Lalit Kala Academy Jaipur. He is the president of HASTAKSHAR, and Lectures Forum.

Manika Sharma

Manika has done BVA (Bachelor of Visual Arts) and MVA (Master of Visual Arts) from IIS University, Jaipur. She has worked as an Art faculty at IIS (India International School). Her area of expertise includes Illustrations, Still Life study and Communication Design. She has also done graduation in Kathak dance from Bhatkhande Mahavidyalaya, Lucknow.

Jyoti Singh Chauhan

Jyoti is an alumna of IIS University, Jaipur. She has done her Masters in Visual Arts with specialization in Graphic Design. She has worked as a photographer, graphic designer and illustrator. Her area of expertise includes Communication Design, Photography, Graphic Design and Brand Identity Design. She is a professional Kathak dancer as well.

Abhimanyu Vyas

Abhimanyu is a Visual Effect Artist and Graphic Designer with a vast experience of more than 9 years . He has done diploma in Visual Effects from Takshaa Academy for Artist and is a BCA graduate too. He has worked as Designing and Creative Head with companies like NXT Media Solutions and IFG Publication. He has also worked as Team leader Graphic Design with HiTech outsourcing Services, Senior Graphic Designer with TecStub, Inc and Identity Communications. He possesses expertise in Adobe Applications, offshore Services

Manjeet Rathore

Manjeet Rathore is an Alumnus of Rajasthan University and has done Animation from MAAC academy.
He has experience of more than 2 years in animation and video editing. He’s aim is to achieve a good position and recognition in the film industry.

Sampat Jhorar

An Architect and a Landscape Designer by qualification. Alumnus of CEPT University, Ahmedabad. He has a total experience of 12 years in the field of Landscape Architecture and 6 years in academics. With a strong inclination towards mountain landscapes, he did regional level research on The Plateau of Cherrapunjee and still continues to research on the fragile Landscape of lower Himalayan regions. His fields of strength are Visualization, idea/design expression techniques, critical thinking and organic/sustainable approach to respect nature.

Nokil Singh

Pooja Lakwal

Pooja Lakwal, an alumna of MIT Institute of Design, holds a specialization in Product Design. She has 6 years of professional experience, during which she has worked with several domestic and international clients, state governments, and academic institutions. Her passion for Crafts has brought her to engage with several artisan communities across India. She has been collaborating with RUDA - Rural Non-Farm Development Agency for the development of Namda (Felt) Craft in Tonk since 2017. She is also collaborating with AIACA for 'Craftmark Green' Certification for handicrafts in India. Prior to this, she has worked as an Innovation Consultant with Center for Knowledge Societies, where she brought creative social research methodologies, user experience, systems thinking and prototyping to clients including Intel Corporation, LIRNEasia, a policy think tank based in Sri Lanka and the Bihar Innovation Lab. She is a visiting faculty at Arch where she engages with the Foundation students.

Dr. Manish Jain

Manish Jain is an alumnus of the University of Rajasthan with a PhD in Commerce & a PG Diploma in Cost and Works Accountancy (DCWA), He is presently the Principal and Professor in A.B.S.T.Department at ARCH Research College for Higher Education. He received an MBA in Financeand Marketing from Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu. He has expertise in Accounts & Finance subjects and has 21 years of teaching experience.
He has authored 17 books for UG and PG students of different universities; published numerous papers in Indian and International Journals.
He has also participated in more than 30 National and International Conferences and Seminars and received Best paper awards including the latest for his paper titled – ‘New dimension of e-business in Indian banking’ at the 14th international conference organised by Research Development Association and Rajasthan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Dr.Manish is associated with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), & the Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota.

Sharad Garg

Sharad Garg holds a PhD, M.Com (Bus. Adm.), MBA (Marketing),PGDIBO, UGC NET.
He is a Lifetime member of the Indian Commerce Association and had been providing services as a corporate trainer for organisations like Genpact, IGNOU, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, IMT, Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, JIMS and MSME, Govt. of India etc. He is also an approved research guide in the subject area of Marketing Management.
With more than 15 years of work experience, Dr. Garg has been credited with the publication of numerous books, research papers, newspaper articles and book reviews.
He has been given the ‘Best paper’ award at an International Conference, out of the seven research papers that he has presented at national and international levels.

Dr. Sunita Sharma

With an experience of 6 years in Teaching and Research, her expertiselies in the area of Human resource management, Commerce, Labor lawand Foreign Languages. She has been awarded a National Level Govt. Scholarship for PHD research in Police Science and Criminology funded by Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs.

Bhuwan Bhatnagar

Bhuwan Bhatnagar, is an alumnus of the Government Polytechnic College, Ajmer with a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, BCA,ADCA, MCA, DIM, PGDIM, PGDFM & MBA in Finance. He has served as an external examiner & contributed to developing examination papers at various universities dealing with Computer & Management.
With 16 years of experience in teaching computer & management subjects, he uses his expertise in developing software for in-house needs.