Meet & Greet

Greetings to All 🌸

From New Delhi, India 🇮🇳

My name is Shraddha Mehta.

I’m a Crafts & Textiles Designer, Researcher & Design Educator(academician).

Also, a Project Designer & Manager in various Crafts Clusters and Artisanal Initiatives involving Design Development, Product Diversification, Conservation and Preservation.

Inspirations for my Design Practice come moatly from the Traditional Art & Crafts forms.

I have been associated with multiple Ministries under the Government and worked with several NGOs, Trust’s and Artisans across craft clusters in the country(India).

I travel to craft clusters extensively & love photography & process documentation.

Welcoming collaborations & connections…

Contact: +91 7070322982

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Hi, I’m Kajal – A Fashion designer based in New Zealand. My love for Indian textiles runs deep, I look forward to expanding my knowledge on this platform to then further apply to my creative practice.

Check out my fashion page on instagram – @_kajal.p 🙂

Hi, I’m Raja Pratap — Textile Designer, Design Consultant, Educator, and Curator. (Ex-FDCI)<br data-start=”906″ data-end=”909″> With nearly three decades of experience in the textile industry, I’ve worked extensively across Delhi, Mumbai, Gujarat, and Hyderabad, specializing in home textiles, craft-based design, and business development.

Most recently, I was associated with the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) as a Textile Specialist and Fashion Event Production Coordinator, primarily curating the Indian Textile Gallery – 2 at the National Crafts Museum, Delhi, a two-year-long project that opened to the public to celebrate India’s rich textile heritage, hand in hand I used to take care of the fashion event production planning (FDCI-ICW and FDCO x LFW).

Over the years, I have collaborated with the Ministry of Textiles on cluster development programs, supporting weavers, artisans, and craftsmen to innovate and align their designs with market demand while sustaining traditional knowledge.

As an educator, I continue to mentor students and young designers, bridging the gap between heritage crafts and contemporary design practice. Currently, I’m exploring opportunities to support NGOs in scaling their craft initiatives, and working towards establishing a Skill Development School in Himachal Pradesh to empower rural communities through design and craft-based livelihoods..

linkedin.com/in/raja-pratap-kakarawada-11871231

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hello everyone ,

I am Kiran Khan from Lahore. I head and teach textiles at Beaconhouse National University, Dept of textile fashion and Accessories design, in Lahore. I am a supporter of craft and indulge in craft intervention projects. I work with artisans in Southern Punjab..

Hi my name is Rosemine, I am right now making a documentary for French TV explaining the journey of my indian ancestors and why/how I became French 4th generations later. They travelled about 1880, from Gujarat to Zanzibar, Madagascar then la Réunion. I am leaving mainly in Paris but often also in la Réunion, my mother still leaving there. That’s how, trying to understand why my old grand parents quit India (Gujarat : Jamnagar, Porbandar, Kurch Mandvi) then, I discovered so many wonderful things about indian textile and crafts. Thanks for this.

Just a comment regarding the end of the lectures, especially yesterday 30th august : there are quite interesting links provided but just at the end, so I never get time enough to copy this 🙁 .

Hi I am Satya Sohham Pradhan. I am a fashion photographer currently based out of Bengaluru. I studied fashion photography from FAD Int Academy (Mumbai). As a photographer of fashion I love to know more about subjects related to textiles and histories surrounding them. I visited MAP in person a few months ago and now recently I came to know about this course form Instagram. So I am super excited to learn and enrich myself and be a part of this community.

My instagram ID is: https://www.instagram.com/shotbydexter/

(incase somebody would like to check the kind of photographs I take)

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Hi everyone! I’m Pratika and I’m based in the NCR area. I work as a Marketing Manager at a tech company and am passionate about learning as much as I can about textile and craft techniques. Looking forward to this lecture series!

Hi everyone, my name is Madhura Nayak. I am a multidiciplinary artist with a focus on textiles and am based in Singapore. I love to weave and most of my artworks are woven on the multi shaft loom. It’s been a wonderful and enriching series of lectures so far and I am looking forward to the rest of the series. I would love to connect with you . My IG is @patternhive

Hello people! I am Sid Mishra, founder and creative director of my Apparel and accessories brand called Sitafal. I am launching the brand soon and was hoping to connect with more people here to introduce myself. I am a graduate from Parsons School of Design and also have a degree in Architecture from Pune University. Please feel free to message me and I’m sharing a link to my brand Instagram page here 🙂

https://www.instagram.com/sitafal.design/

Hi, my name is Kathleen, and I live in Canada.

When I heard about the MAP 10-week series I knew I had to join because of my love of textiles and the traditions of Indian textiles. I am happy to be a part of this group.

I am an independent clothing designer, and I also do surface design and natural dyes.

I have travelled many times to India to discover the textiles, especially the work of the kharigars in Gujarat and Rajasthan along with Aranya in Munnar, Kerala. Also travels to SE Asia and living in Japan and Greece in the mid-80’s. Exploring textiles and the work of artisans has always been an important part of my travels.

If you wish to view some of my work you can find my work on Instagram at

https://www.instagram.com/kathleen_ogrady_design/

Hi Preksha,

I’m glad this platform exists—it has such positive energy.

I need a small help regarding the lecture recordings. I’d like to rewatch them for quick revision, but I’m unable to adjust the playback speed. Could you help me with the settings to enable this?

It would be a great help. Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone, My name is Sumana Mukherjee and I run a digital magazine on Indian textiles called Kriti. Loving the lecture series so far and looking forward!

Hi everyone, I’m Shravya Yerram-Garuda and so happy to be here. I have absolutely no formal training in textile or design or arts or crafts (I majored in Engineering+Physics and entire career has been as an investment banker in renewables!) But textiles and crafts have been a passion since my graduation days and learning about them has been a parallel journey for the past 15 years. I look forward to the lecture series, the last three were phenomenal 🙂

Shravya, +91 8919558760

Hi All!!

My name is Dhara – I am from Los Angeles. I have a background in fashion design and have been trying to find ways to learn more about my family’s culture and heritage- specifically with textiles so I am v excited to be taking my first lesson with MAP Academy.

Hello everyone. I am Mela and I am a conservator in the UK with a textiles specialism. I have always had a pull to South Asia and South Asian textiles and I am so pleased to find this MAP Academy course to learn and connect with you all. I am particularly interested in the conservation and display of South Asian textiles and dress in collections I work with, researching with others to understand them better and connecting collections with communities.