Krishna Sahai as Advisor to Fashion Design Council of India
06 Mar '07
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The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), the apex body for the Indian fashion industry, today announced the appointment as Advisor, of Ms Krishna Sahai. Apart from advising the Council on its day to day functioning, she will provide strategic direction to the Council as it consolidates and promotes the interests of the Fashion industry in the country.
Ms Sahai comes to the FDCI after a highly distinguished career in the Indian Revenue Service, with assignments in the Finance Ministry, the Ministry of Surface Transport and the National Institute of Fashion Technology.
During her tenure at NIFT she strengthened the Institute's links with the Indian garment industry, sharpened the focus on greater interface between fashion academia and the marketplace to make it relevant and contemporary to this industry's requirements. She took Indian fashion global by showcasing it for the first time, at the Festival of India in China. She prepared the ground for the expanding NIFT's presence beyond New Delhi to seven cities across India.
Given her experience and industry focus, she has played both roles: that of the aggressive private-sector manager who meets tight deadlines and hard targets, and that of the seasoned public-sector administrator who has a mature understanding of the nuances and complexities of dealing with the government.
Krishna Sahai's interest in fashion and creativity goes beyond the work place. A trained Bharatnatyam dancer, she hasauthored a seminal book on the story and aesthetics of her preferred dance form. She is passionate about Indian culture and philosophy and has extensively conducted research on the Vedic period.
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