Gujarat, with its potential for development and a reputation for harmony, has been attracting quite a few admirers of late. One of them has just been appointed the new director of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Gandhinagar. Sameeta Rajora, IFS, who is from the Madhya Pradesh cadre of the 1992 batch, studied in Ahmedabad while her father serving with the Indian Army was posted in the state. And today, armed with an experience of 18 years with the civil services, Rajora, in conversation, says she is glad for the opportunity to come back here.
You have been a conservator of forests in Madhya Pradesh. What made you take up the directorship of NIFT, Gandhinagar? Having been a forest officer, I have interacted a lot with tribals, which also exposed me to their handicrafts, their designing skills, and so on. Charmed by these, I always had it in the back of my mind to head an organisation in an allied field, say something related to Khadi, later on.
So, when I got the opportunity to head the NIFT on a government of India deputation, I was happy. It is also a way of giving back to Gujarat, where I have studied, and its people. I did my bachelors from MG Science Institute in Ahmedabad, and my masters from the botany department of the Gujarat University.
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