Jasminder Kaur

Jasminder Kaur hails from Varanasi and has earned her academic credentials from Banaras. Hindu University. She is a Gold Medallist and Merit Scholarship holder of BFA and MFA course. She was awarded a doctoral degree in Textile Designing in 2007 by the University. Her artistic journey started with winning awards at the school level. She bagged the most prestigious state award for securing 1 position in the subject of Arts in Uttar Pradesh. In 1997, Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial fund bestowed her with the Best Student of the Year award for her academic achievements. This same year, the Prime Minister honored her for academic excellence. In the year 2002, her post won the d in National competition held by the Ministry of Environment and Forest. since then she has added many feathers to her cap. Dr. Kaur started her professional career as a Free-lance Designer and later in 2005 joined Banasthali Vidyapeeth as a lecturer of Textile Designing. After serving there for a brief period, she returned to serve her alma mater in 2007 and is working as an Associate Professor of Textile Designing in Banaras Hindu University. The home-coming was full of challenges. It was the time when once-blooming handloom industry of Varanasi Region was undergoing a severe crisis. She worked devotedly for the revival of handloom and did everything in her capacity for it. Her efforts were acknowledged by the Government of India and the prestigious event of Lakme Fashion week 2015 witnessed her honor for the contribution in the promotion of Handloom./p>