Name - toni sharma, associate professor, NIFT Patna

Alumnus of NIFT Delhi, he graduated from BHU with a major in

Mathematics.
With over a decade of experience in apparel exports catering to
the biggest clients of USA and Europe, he brings with himself a
rich experience of export
merchandising and international business.
As an Associate Professor and Head of Department - Fashion
Management
Studies, his teaching domain includes apparel manufacturing,
textiles, marketing
research and branding though his mainstay remains fashion
branding and
entrepreneurship.
He has held various positions in Yi - the youth vertical of CII
(Confederation of
Indian Industries), including the position of Chair - Yi Patna
Chapter and National
Member.
He is a consultant to the Ministry of Textiles and Department of
Handloom and
Sericulture, Government of Bihar for the Bhagalpur Mega
Handloom Cluster
announced by Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
An ardent advocate of social issues, he has undertaken various
social activities
that involve motivating the youth and raising awareness about
social issues
amongst the youth. With a very strong presence in social media,
he loves to write
about women and gender issues.
He has been organising SPL (Social Premier League), a cricket
tournament in which 8 premier colleges of Patna (IIT, BIT, NIFT,
CIMP, CNLU, AIIMS, PMCH, IGIMS, AMITY) participate. Each college
is allocated a social cause and the college students take up
various activities related to the given social cause.

SPL has been awarded the 'BEST INITIATIVE IN EASTERN REGION'

by CII in 2014 and 'BEST BRAND OF THE YEAR' in 2015.
Working for the poor, educating the poor children, improving their
health and enabling them are some of the issues that Toni Sharma
is working on recently.