The People Behind SDMCA
Leadership and Faculty
Practicing designers, filmmakers, artists and researchers who lead the School of Design, Media and Creative Arts — and teach every day.
School Leadership
Education Innovation and Strategy | Chief Academic Officer | Advisor @ Higher Education | Publisher, Speaker, Researcher.
Leads academic strategy and innovation across the school, shaping how design is taught and practiced.
School Leadership
Guiding the School
A Naveen Kumar
HoD, Department of Design16+ years in curriculum architecture, OBE and NEP integration, with research on sustainability-driven design pedagogy.
Yugaraj Harikrishnan
HoD, Department of Art and Design and Coordinator, Film Making17+ years in film, cinematography and production, mentoring students in visual storytelling and craft.
Meet the Faculty
Learn from Practitioners
Aditi Dutta
Programme Head, BDes Communication Design
Chiranjith Barui
Programme Head, BDes and MDes Product Design and IQAC Coordinator
Kiran Gopinath
Programme Head, MDes User Experience Design
Suraj N D
Programme Head, UI/UX
Hamsalekha Ravi
Programme Head, Fashion Design and IQAC Coordinator
Deepika M J
Programme Head, BFA and MFA
Pooja Deshpande
Assistant Professor, Communication Design
S. Manisana Devi
Assistant Professor, Fashion Design and Programme Head, The Starting School
Krishna Satheesh K
Assistant Professor, Communication Design Coordinator, BDes Foundation
Dhananjoy Singh Choudhury
Programme Head, MA Communication Design
Abhinav Kumar
Assistant Professor, Interaction Design
Aniket Natu
Assistant Professor, BFA and MFA
Hari Prasad
Assistant Professor, Film Direction and Screenwriting
Lloyd Robert
Adjunct Faculty
Maria Joseph Ponraj
Lecturer, Animation and VFX
Prapujya Ramesh
Assistant Professor, Sound Design and Audio for Film
Pratyush Gupta
Assistant Professor, Product Design
Sachin Jayaprakash
Programme Head, BDes Interaction Design
Sunil Mulagund
Assistant Professor, BFA and MFA
Anwesha Pattnaik
Faculty, Fashion Design
Fathima Babu
Assistant Professor, UX Design
Geeta Bhanuse
Assistant Professor, Interaction Design
Kabita Manjari Tanty
Assistant Professor, Art History and Aesthetics
Kritika
Assistant Professor, Interaction Design
Parichita Mohapatra
Assistant Professor, Architecture and Urban Design
Prerna Sisodia
Student Counselor
Salini Rajendran
Assistant Professor, Language
Soumi Mondal
Assistant Professor, BFA and MFA
Sri Karpagamera
Assistant Professor, Fashion Design
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