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.
Dean’s Message
Education Innovation and Strategy | Chief Academic Officer | Advisor @ Higher Education | Publisher, Speaker, Researcher.
School Leadership
Guiding the School
Dr. Sujay Nair
Dean & Director, SDMCALeads academic strategy and innovation across the school, shaping how design is taught and practiced.
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 Design17+ years in film, cinematography and production, mentoring students in visual storytelling and craft.
Meet the Faculty
Learn from Practitioners
Abhinav Kumar
Assistant Professor-1
Aditi Dutta
Assistant Professor / Coordinator
Aniket Natu
Assistant Professor
Anwesha Pattnaik
Faculty, Fashion Design
Chiranjith Barui
Adjunct Faculty
Deepika M J
Assistant Professor / Coordinator
Dhananjoy Singh Choudhury
Assistant Professor / Coordinator
Fathima Babu
Assistant Professor-1
Geeta Bhanuse
Assistant Professor
Hamsalekha Ravi
Assistant Professor / Coordinator
Hari Prasad
Assistant Professor
Kabita Manjari Tanty
Assistant Professor
Kiran Gopinath
Assistant Professor-II
Krishna Satheesh K
Assistant Professor
Kritika
Assistant Professor-1
Lloyd Robert
Faculty
Maria Joseph
Faculty
Parichita Mohapatra
Assistant Professor
Pooja Deshpande
Assistant Professor-1 & Program Head for Animation & VFX
Prapujya Ramesh
Assistant Professor-1
Pratyush Gupta
Assistant Professor
Prerna Sisodia
Student Counselor
Salam Manisana Devi
Assistant Professor
Salini Rajendran
Assistant Professor
Soumi Mondal
Assistant Professor-II
Soumita Ganguly
Assistant Professor-1
Sri Karpagamera
Assistant Professor-1
Sunil Mulagund
Assistant Professor
Suraj N D
Assistant Professor & Program Head, UI/UX
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