About Faculty

The faculty members at The School of Design, Media, and Creative Arts are highly skilled and qualified professionals with extensive backgrounds in design. We have designer's expertise in products to lifestyle items, Fashion accessories, Multimedia and UI/UX Designers from major design institutes (like NID and IITs).

Members of the Industry Advisory Board and Board of Studies at the School of Design, Media, and Creative Arts come from a variety of industry sectors, including manufacturing, electronics, information technology, handicrafts, and handloom, as well as prestigious design institutes like NID and IITs.

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Name : Nishita Designation : Assistant Professor

Nishita holds a Bachelor's in Commerce from Patna Women's College, Patna, and a Master's in English from St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bengaluru.

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Name : Mr. Yugaraj Harikrishnan Designation : Assistant Professor, Coordinator for Film and Media

Yugaraj is a highly accomplished cinematographer and has a passion for storytelling. With 16 years of experience, he has honed the craft to perfection.

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Name : Mr. Srinivasan Manoharan Designation : Assistant Professor, Coordinator for Game Art, Design and Development

Srinivasan Manoharan is the head of Game Art, Design and Development in the Department of School of Design, Media and Creative Art at Jain (Deemed-to-be University).

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Name : Mr. Somendra K Designation : Assistant Professor

Somendra K is an expert in game programming and game development and is passionate about software application development.

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Name : Mr. Suraj D Designation : Senior Lecturer

Maria Joseph Ponraj is a senior lecturer for the Communication Designs department in the School of Design, Media and Creative Arts.

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Name : Mr. Maria Joseph Ponraj Designation : Senior Lecturer

Maria Joseph Ponraj is a senior lecturer for the Communication Designs department in the School of Design, Media and Creative Arts.

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Name : Mr. Vikas Verma Designation : Assistant Professor

Vikas Verma introduces himself as an artist by profession, a designer driven by passion, and an entrepreneur by choice. He has studied Digital Media (Visual Effects) at the University of Wales, U.K.

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Name : Mr. Lloyd Robert Designation : Assistant Professor

Lloyd Robert has had a colourful work-life, spanning almost four decades, in advertising, films, academics, and restaurants.

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Name : Mr. Karthik G Designation : Workshop Manager

Karthik G. nurtured his artistic flair from an early age, channeling a passion for painting and drawing throughout his formative years.

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Name : Mr. Naveen Kumar A Designation : Assistant Professor

Pratyush Gupta realized the inherent material sensitivity in forms when he graduated from the College of Arts, Bangalore

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Name : Mr. Pratyush Gupta Designation : Assistant Professor

Pratyush Gupta realized the inherent material sensitivity in forms when he graduated from the College of Arts, Bangalore

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Name : Ms. Ishwariya R Designation : Assistant Professor

Ms. Ishwariya R holds a Master of Business Administration in Textile Marketing and a Bachelor of Science in Fashion and Apparel Design from Bangalore University.

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Name : Mr. Hariprasad Designation : Assistant Professor

Hari Prasad is an expert in film direction with extensive experience and proficiency across diverse aspects of the film industry.

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Name : Mr. Sadashiva K Designation : Coordinator - Academic Administration

Sadashiva K is an accomplished individual with a rich educational background and a decade of diverse professional experience.

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Name : Ms. Maria Jackqualine Designation : Admin Executive

Maria Jackqualine has played pivotal roles in admissions, student services, and academic affairs, implementing strategies that fostered student success and institutional growth.

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Name: Sachin Jayaprakash Designation:Assistant Professor

Sachin holds a B. Tech (Electronics and Communication Engg.) from Acharya Institute of Technology and an M. Des in Product Design from the Ramaiah University.

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Name : Aditi Dutta Designation : Assistant Professor | Coordinator for Foundation Program

Aditi Dutta stands as an alumna of Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, where she attained her master's degree in the realm of visualization, complementing her Bachelor's in Fine Arts - Applied Arts from Amity University, Noida.

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Name: Chiranjith Barui Designation: Coordinator for Industrial design, Adjunct faculty

Chiranjith completed his Master’s in Product Design from Coventry University and his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Visvesvaraya University, Bangalore.

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Name: Mr. Sai Prasad Ojha Designation: Coordinator for Interaction design, Associate Professor

Dr. Sai Prasad Ojha holds a Ph.D. in User Experience Design from IIT Guwahati, M.Tech. in CIMA (Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Automation) from NERIST, Itanagar and B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Institute of Technical Education and Research, Bhubaneswar.

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Name: Mr. Sooraj Mohan Designation: Assistant Professor

Sooraj Mohan is experienced in visual media development teachings on animations, films visual effects, commercials, 3D game designs and motion graphics projects.

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Name: Salam Manisana Devi Designation: Coordinator for Fashion design, Assistant Professor

Salam Manisana is presently pursuing her PhD from Vivekananda Global University, Rajasthan. She holds a degree in M.Sc. Fashion Design from Himalaya, an Advance Diploma in Fashion Design from JD Fashion Technology Gwalior, BA and LLb from Jiwaji University Gwalior.

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Name: Mr. Rahul Mandody Designation: Assistant Professor

Rahul Mandody has completed his Masters in Design from IIT Guwahati. He holds a Bachelors in Engineering in Mechanical Engineering.

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Name: Mr. Gajjelakonda lenin babu Designation: Coordinator for Communication design, Assistant Professor

Lenin Babu has 9 years of industry experience and 6 years of academic experience. He completed his Postgraduate degree in Painting from JNA & FAU, Hyderabad.

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Name: Ms. Ankita Satpathy Designation: Coordinator for Retail Interior and Space Design, Assistant Professor

Ankita is an Architect and an Interior Design expert possessing both the technical knowledge and artistic talent to guide and inspire students.

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Name: Ms. Apurva Pal Designation: Assistant Professor

Apurva did her Masters of Architecture (M.Arch) from Chandigarh College of Architecture (CCA) and completed her Bachelors of Architecture from Chitkara University. She also has a Post Graduate Diploma in Urban Planning and Development.

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Name: Mr. Dhananjoy Singh C Designation: Coordinator for Graphic design, Assistant Professor

Dhananjoy Singh Chowdhury professionally works as a concept artist specializing in character design, environment and assets design.

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Name: Ms. Hamsalekha Ravi Designation: Assistant Professor

Ms. Hamsalekha Ravi holds an M.Sc. in Textile and Apparel Design from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore and holds a B. Sc in Fashion and Apparel Design from Acharya Institute, Bangalore University. She has 2 years of industrial experience carried forward with 3 years of experience in teaching and academics.

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Name: Ms. Neethu Parvathy Designation: Assistant Professor

Neethu Parvathy holds a Bachelors of Design in Fashion Design from NIFT, Kannur Campus and Masters of Design in User Experience & Interface Design from NIFT, Bangalore Campus.


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