Mrs. Sonali Suchismita Panda is currently working as a dean in charge in the dept of fashion design, Driems university, tangi, Odisha. She completed her Masters in Textile Design from Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar in 2017. She has previously worked as a lecturer in INIFD (which is now called NIF GLOBAL), Bhubaneswar. She has 5 years of teaching experience. She has previously worked as a product as well as costume designer in such projects like MAHISHMATI (Theatre program) and Saptasajya Festival. She has worked as an assistant textile designer in weaving project in Jagatsinghpur and Assistant product designer at Bhubana village (Docra art). She has a good knowledge in taking subjects like textile science, surface ornamentation, textile manipulation, Basic of fashion and marketing, CAD etc. She has been invited as a judge in three fashion events and also manage the show.