Team Showcase
October 6, 2025
Vijaya is a co-founder of KOSHA.ai, a deep-tech startup working traceability and circularity in crafts and textile sector. He holds a background in both engineering and Management degree from XLRI, Jamshedpur India and has over 16 years of experience in the fashion sector and management consulting. Before starting KOSHA.ai, Vijaya was working in consulting sector with Technopak a retail consulting firm and IMaCS(Part of Moody’s investor service, India/ICRA)advised several corporates from India and other geographies […]
October 6, 2025
Dr. Kevin Murray is editor of Garland Magazine and Vice-President of the World Crafts Council – International. He is coordinating editor of the Online Encyclopedia of Crafts in the Asia Pacific and Latin America, with an African volume in progress. He co-founded the Knowledge House for Craft, is Senior Industry Fellow at RMIT University, and International Adviser for the Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2023. From 2000–2007, he directed Craft Victoria, developing the Scarf Festival and […]
October 6, 2025
Dr. Ritu Sethi is Editor of the Global InCH Journal of Living Heritage (www.globalinch.org) and oversees the Asia InCH Encyclopaedia (www.asiainch.org). Her research focuses on pre- and post-colonial histories of arts, crafts, and textiles, and their contemporary continuities in design, fashion, and everyday practice. She has authored Handmade for the 21st Century: Traditional Indian Textiles; Embroidering Futures: Repurposing the Kantha; Painters, Poets, Performers: The Patuas of Bengal; and Designers Meet Artisans: A Practical Guide (translated […]
September 4, 2025
Senior Assistant Director (Handicrafts ) Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Government of India, Ministry of Textile
September 4, 2025
Meera has been working with the artisanal sectors across India since 1989. She has worked in various capacities such as development of artisan groups, business management & exports as well as leading a craft institution to national visibility. Meera feels that the skills these groups have inherited/learnt through time define the native intelligence and identity of India. They also constitute a way of life and thinking that is disappearing rapidly. It is essential to conserve […]
September 4, 2025
Arjun Narne is a seasoned professional with over 36 years of leadership experience spanning several sectors. Currently serving as General Secretary of the Crafts Council of Telangana, Arjun leads initiatives aimed at the sustainable development of artisan communities, with a focus on advocacy, documentation, and public outreach to restore the dignity of craftsmanship. His association with the Council began in 1988 and he had previously served as Joint Secretary on its Executive Committee from 2021, […]
September 4, 2025
KV Kanchana brings over 18 years of experience in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Business Development, Project, Financial and Operations Management. As the CEO of the Network of Indian Cultural Enterprises (NICEorg), Kanchana leads the organization’s mission to create an ecosystem to help Enterprises build Cultural businesses in the sectors of F&B, Fashion, Home Decor, Experiential Tourism and Health & Wellness sector. By enabling an ecosystem that catalyzes cultural entrepreneurship in India through market-side interventions, partners, funding, policy advocacy, […]
September 4, 2025
8 Years in MSME Sector and 20 years in Handicrafts Sector in Managerial cadre . Also had an opportunity to serve as Director (I/c) , Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT), Bhadohi. I have been working for Handicrafts Sector for past 20 Years with extensive contribution in policy formulation for handicrafts sector , artisans welfare and promotion of crafts and cultural heritage. Have experience working with artisans of North Eastern States , Eastern , Central […]
May 8, 2025
Hotelier by training and choice. Manages Arya Niwas Hospitality hotels, travel services for his family. Award winning, popular, mid-range hotels including Arya Niwas, Jai niwas, Jaipur Jantar, Om Niwas and Tara Niwas plus a couple of home stays. Also unique experiences at Jaipur through Jaipur Diaries and package tours across the state through Tours2Rajasthan. Interests range from Trekking in Kumaon hills, Birding, Reading to folk music and arts. President HRAR ( Hotel and Restaurant Association […]