Profile & Biography
▶ Academic Qualifications
▸ Master of Fashion Management (MFM) — National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Kolkata (2016)
▸ B.A. (Prog) in Economics & Office Management — Miranda House, Delhi University (2014)
▶ Areas of Expertise
▸ Fashion Merchandising & Sourcing
▸ Fashion Marketing & Brand Strategy
▸ Entrepreneurship & E-Commerce Operations
▸ Business Communication & Personality Development
▶ Professional Experience
▸ Junior Faculty — School of Retail & Fashion Merchandise, FDDI Hyderabad
▸ Guest Faculty — Department of Fashion Management Studies (FMS), NIFT Panchkula
▸ Founder & Business Head — Feels Like Home (Handcrafted Home Linen & Lifestyle Brand)
▸ Merchandiser — Carrefour Global Sourcing (TEX & Licensed Brands)
▸ Merchandiser — Lakra Industries
▸ Merchandiser — Trident Group
▶ Awards & Recognition
▸ Best Merchandiser Award — Carrefour Global Sourcing
▸ Top Scorer (All-India NIFT Campuses) — NIFT MFM First Semester and Second Semester (2014)
▸ Academic Excellence Award / Top Scorer — Miranda House, Delhi University (2012)
Professional Memberships
▶ Profile Summary
Vishakha Sharma is a Junior Faculty in the School of Retail & Fashion Merchandise at FDDI Hyderabad, bringing a rich blend of academic excellence, core industry experience, and entrepreneurial expertise. She holds a Master’s in Fashion Management from NIFT Kolkata and a B.A. in Economics and Office Management from Miranda House, Delhi University.
Her professional background spans hands-on merchandising roles at leading global sourcing and textile organisations, including Carrefour Global Sourcing, Lakra Industries, and the Trident Group. Complementing her corporate track record, she is the founder of Feels Like Home, a handcrafted home linen brand, giving her deep practical insight into brand management, production, and e-commerce operations.
Prior to her role at FDDI, she served as Guest Faculty for the Department of Fashion Management Studies at NIFT Panchkula. Recognised for academic distinction throughout her studies and named Best Merchandiser at Carrefour, Vishakha bridges corporate sourcing strategies, entrepreneurial experience, and modern fashion management pedagogy in the classroom.
