The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has appointed leading personality from the Indian fashion industry Sunil Sethi as its advisor. Sethi will advise KVIC on latest design interventions in the readymade garments segment as well as promotion of Khadi in India and abroad.
Sethi’s appointment is for a period of one year. He succeeds fashion designer Ritu Beri who served as advisor to KVIC.
As chairman of the Fashion Design Council of India, represented by 400 designers, Sethi has been working to take Indian fashion industry global. He comes with over four decades of experience in global merchandising where he has contributed significantly to the growth of Indian handicrafts, design and the textile industry through innovative and successful initiatives.
Before being appointed advisor to the KVIC, Sethi has discharged advisory roles in various government bodies like the HHEC, National Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy, Ministry of Textile, Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Culture. He has also served as Member, Board of Governors, at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT).