Core Team

• Founder member of Shraddha, associated since 1994.
• Did post-graduation in history from Sambalpur University.
• An ardent lover of art, craft and culture of Odisha
• Home maker, passionately involved with promotion of handloom.
• As the chief executive of the Tripura Mahila Samaj keenly pursued socio-economic development of the tribal people – women and children in particular.
• Closely associated with reorganization of SHRADDHA for increasing the earnings of the handloom weavers based on quality production, product diversification and selling directly to the customers using information technology based interventions.

• Shri Brahma served in the Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS).
• Retired after rendering 38 years long dedicated service in the public sector.
• Served for 4 years in a private sector of repute after retirement.
• Passionate about railway heritage and Satyajit Ray’s films and Tagore’s poems.
• Loves to travel, reads books of different genres, and dabbles in writing essays and anecdotal short stories.
• A curious beginner in the field of handloom, he is a student still learning the nuances and intricacies of the age old “Poetry on the loom” craft.

• A former career civil servant.
• Worked on several assignments including the prestigious Shree Jagannath Temple Administration and Odisha Legislative Assembly.
• loves gardening, quizzing and giving back to society.
• An ardent admirer of indigenous art and crafts
• Pledged wholehearted support to promotion of the handloom and handicraft of Odisha

• A former bureaucrat, an avid traveler, an independent researcher, and an ace photographer.
• Has worked extensively in the field of art, craft, and cultural heritage of Odisha for the last three decades.
• A Post-graduate in History, PG Diploma in Indian Monuments & Tourism, and graduate in Law, started his career as a photojournalist, his photo features and articles on History, Art, Culture and Tourism have been widely published.
• Served in the Odisha Administrative Services in 1989 for over three decades in several capacities including the Handloom and Handicraft sectors.
• Passionately followed research and publication of the rich cultural heritage of Odisha with missionary zeal and has several books to his credit including ‘Silver Splendor of Millennium City’, ‘Netaji was born here’, ‘Celebrating Colours’, ‘Cuttack- The City of Museums’, ‘Divine Fabric’, ‘Royal Heritage of Odisha’,‘Textile Tales from Tribal Odisha’ and ‘Lighthouses of Odisha – Beacons of Tourism’ .

• Hold Master in science in Chemistry, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A) and Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B)
• Practising advocate in the High Court of Orissa.
• Professional with over 25 years of experience in different corporate bodies in middle & higher management order.
• A keen planner, strategist, with proven track record in accomplishing business growth on a consistent basis.
• Aptly dealing with management initiatives like ISO, 6 sigmas, TPM, ABCM, PMS and 5s, QMS etc during the 25 years tenure with different firms, Certified for 5 “S” by Assochem.
• Worked as internal auditor for I S O certification.
• Worked as visiting faculty in different educational institutes.
• Providing consultancy in Mines and minerals and Pollution Control related areas.
• Keenly pursues social services with a view to giving back to the society.

• Studied management in Utkal University, Odisha and South Dakota State University, USA.
• Actively offering consultancy services for last two decades in a wide array of industry verticals. His prime focus is certification of Management systems covering QMS, EMS, OSHAS, HACCP.
• Carries rich experience in accreditation schemes like NABE, NABET, NABL, NABH and NAAC in diverse fields like health, education etc. and provides consultancy on productivity management techniques.
• Actively associated with Human Resource (HR) development covering Personal Development, Team building, Problem solving techniques & communication skills.
• Has been rendering services to large number of government and corporate bodies in the educational, health services, industry, hospitality sector.
• Pleasant manners, professional competence has brought him many accolades, ardently committed to the cause of the handloom weavers.

• With a commerce degree, joined the Hindustan Unilever Ltd and dealt with Company’s core business in Soaps & Detergents Division. Played a key role in Launching the “RIN” and “LIRIL” brands with market dominance.
• Was Market-picked by the FMCG giant, ITC Ltd in 1981, where he continued to scale greater heights till his superannuation in 2015 as the Head of Corporate Industry Affairs.
• Has wide experience in handling large business volumes in diverse geographical and business environment, Brand building, Market Positioning and Supply Chain Management.
• Effectively contributed in Key Result Areas with focus on Sustainability and business Growth as end result.
• Maintained excellent relationship with superiors, subordinates, peer groups in the business and government.
• Carries rich experience of implementing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives in social, economic, and environmental projects. Rendering social service as an active Rotarian.

Holds a degree in Textile Technology from  Calcutta University and an MBA from Utkal University.He also underwent  training from Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmadabad.

Started his career in the spinning mills of Odisha and was closely associated with procurement and installation of textile machineries, erection of the mill followed by production and maintenance of cotton and synthetic yarn.

Served in a premier Central Public Sector Enterprise namely National Handloom Development Corporation Limited (NHDC) under Ministry of Textiles, Government of India dealing with sourcing and distribution of yarn, dyes and chemicals, loom and accessories for the handloom sector for three decades (1989-2019).

 With an annual sales turnover of about 2,000 crores, NHDC pursued the objective of providing quality yarn, dyes and chemicals to the Handloom Sector at a reasonable price. It also took up implementation of government sponsored programs for skill up-gradation of the handloom weavers in dyeing and weaving as well as providing market linkages through organization of buyer-seller meet, silk fab, wool fab and handloom expos, besides development of Clusters and entrepreneurship in the handloom sector.

In course of his long tenure in NHDC, Sri Das worked closely with the handloom weavers and entrepreneurs in the states  of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand as well as with the suppliers of yarn, dyes and chemicals and other raw material  to establishing seamless supply-chain.

His practical experience, pleasant manners and eye for detail make him an asset for SHRADDHA.