Faculty
Faculty at NIFD Global
Faculty
At NIFD Global SOBO, we attribute our success as one of the best interior and fashion design institutes in Mumbai to our trainers and staff members. They are the ones who work behind the scenes and on the stage to make a difference in the lives of our students.
We adopt a careful and stringent approach while selecting faculty members. Each one undergoes tough rounds of interviews that assess and test them on every front, including technical expertise and training capabilities. In other words, we handpick every faculty member after a comprehensive evaluation. So, when at NIFD Mumbai, rest assured that your career is in safe hands!
Bhakti Samal
Centre Manager
With a reputation as the people’s manager, Bhakti has been successfully journeying in the corporate world for over 18 years. She is a qualified business administrator who has proved her mettle through her stint with various MNCs.
Bhakti’s expertise is in operations and administration management. However, along with that, she is also a certified career counsellor with a flair for shaping long-term careers. Her enriched experience and exceptional people management skills empower her with the skills to influence and develop young talent. Additionally, she is a keen observer and a commendable communicator.
Vikas Chhugani
Fashion Design HOD
Vikas is a zealous fashion professional who has worked with various national and international fashion designers. While being an expert designer, merchandiser, and hairstylist, he is also a passionate trainer building careers at NIFD Global.
Kewal Bhatt
Interior Design
The young and energetic Kewal Bhatt has proved himself an asset for NIFD Global with his notable design software and 3D visualisation skills. Kewal holds an experience of nearly a decade in the interior trade and has worked with numerous credible interior and architecture firms.
Meena Gupta
Fashion Design
With a flair for fashion design, a passion for teaching and an intrinsic entrepreneurial approach, Meena Gupta is a professional every fashion organisation would want to have by its side.
Meena has been in the fashion business for over 16 years, which includes working for an export house for three years and mentoring students as a trainer for 13 years. But that’s not it. Meena’s professional dimension also includes working as a fashion entrepreneur. She has established her brand that designs premium Kurtis for South India. Meena is now toying with the idea of pursuing a doctorate!
Ashwini Dashputre
Fashion Design
Ashwini is a highly qualified fashion designer and certified merchandiser. She completed her bachelor's in fashion from Pearl and post-graduation in Apparel Merchandising Management from SNDT. As a trainer, she focuses not on helping students but on empowering them and making them self-sufficient. Apart from professional qualifications, Ashwini also takes pride in being a Bharatnatyam degree holder. As for her professional experience, she has interned with Shoppers Stop and worked with Little Kokoro, a kids' wear brand.
Neha Sawant
Front Office Executive
Neha Sawant is an experienced office administrator with over a decade of experience. She has worked with many esteemed firms and contributed value to every organisation. Neha specialises in admin coordination. Besides, her meticulous approach and phenomenal time management never let NIFD Global miss any deadlines!
Hardik Bamaniya
Fashion Design
An expert in fashion illustration, Hardik is yet another multi-faceted fashion professional who works as a freelance fashion designer, consultant and trainer.
Disha Zatakia
Fashion Design
Disha is a multi-dimensional fashion professional who has been in fashion learning and development for over five years. Her areas of specialisation include textile and fashion designing, surface ornamentation, computer-aided textile designing, design process and product development. Additionally, her expertise in graphic design helps her earn a professional edge!
Bablu Raju Nirmal
Fashion Design
Bablu is a senior fashion professional with over 14 years of experience and a proven track record across multiple areas, including draping, pattern-making, sewing, Bespoke Corsets and Couture tailoring. He holds a diploma and bachelor of science in fashion design and garment management. Bablu has been a fashion design trainer for over four years. He continues to contribute value to students’ careers with his unique pedagogy and holistic learning approach.
Anand Bohra
Interior Design
An artist, designer and educator, Anand Bohra is a truly rare blend who believes that the most inspired projects often converge at the intersection of different disciplines and ideas. Anand began his journey with undergraduate studies in Studio Art and later progressed to contribute his valuable input to various high-profile and gigantic commercial and residential projects.
Nirali Mistry
Interior Design
An Interior designer and consultant and a Professor with 7 years of good teaching Experience in renowned colleges and institutes Specialized in teaching construction , Building Materials, Autocad , Photoshop , Interior Autocad , Photoshop , Interior Design and working Drawing. Freelance Design Consultant for Residential & Commercial projects and worked with Good Architectural firms
Sabera Chaus
Interior Design
An interior designer, a consultant, and a Professor with 6 years of teaching Experience in renowned colleges and institutes Specialized in teaching graphics design and interiors. Worked with Viva School of Architecture and Aditya College of Design Studies Design Consultant for residential projects and hotel lobbies.
Rohini Jawale
Head Counsellor
A total 10 years experience as a course counselor and adding more to it. She has a great passion in her profession. She has worked with some good Fashion colleges in her career.
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