Prof. Banhi Jha

Prof. Banhi Jha graduated summa cum laude in Fashion Design from Fashion Institute of Technology, New York. She has conducted research on the global fashion retail sector under a UNDP grant, and holds a PhD in Education. She has over three decades of teaching experience at National Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi where she served as Dean Academics, Chair of the Fashion Design department, the first Head – Publication and Editor-in-chief of the NIFT Journal of Fashion. She has conducted Training for Trainers workshops and Masterclasses in the areas of fashion studies, sustainability practices in the apparel industry and crafts sector, and fashion education for NIFT and CBSE. She has been consultant to several government projects on design of uniforms and protype development. She has presented research papers at national and international conferences, contributed to trade magazines, peer-reviewed journals, and has book chapters to her credit. She has written and edited textbooks on ‘Certificate in Fashion Design’ (CFDE) and ‘Diploma in Fashion Design and Retail’ (DFDR) for SOVET, IGNOU. She continues to serve on committees on curriculum development for fashion education.