Vandana Bhandari
During a journey of over three decades as an academician, Vandana Bhandari has worked as an educator, author, and administrator with an
active social engagement in the fashion and textile sector. She has held the
position of Dean of Academics at the National Institute of Fashion Technology
(NIFT), and is currently a professor there.Published in journals and
magazines, she has authored and compiled several books on fashion and textiles
including:Celebrating Dreams: Weddings in
India (1998), Textiles and Crafts of India:
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Manipur (1998), Textiles and Jewellery of India Traditions in Rajasthan (2004);
Jewelled Textiles: Gold and Silver embellished Cloth of India (2014).
Dr Bhandari is the Project Coordinator at NIFT of a
national level project titled USTTAD, which has a collaborative approach for
sustaining livelihoods and craft heritage and creates valuable connections
between designers and master artisans.
