Advisory Board
Narendra Goidani
Empowering Experts and E-entrepreneurs (India’s Youth) India has the largest group of young people in the world, all of whom need to make a living. They base their lives on aspirations and should all be successful. However, there aren’t enough jobs or the potential to create jobs for all of them. Therefore, the future of our country relies in creating entrepreneurship. These young people don’t have the time, money, interest, or focus to attend a two or three-year college course on entrepreneurship. They need something they can learn in a month or three at most and then start their work. This is where the concept of micro-entrepreneurship comes in. What is micro-entrepreneurship? It’s for educated individuals, professionals, or people with a small business idea that doesn’t require a team of more than ten people to run. It’s predominantly a promoter, owner, or professional-driven organization with sufficient people to assist that person. Data shows that 95% of startups in our country fail. This means all those who started a startup had the passion, and some even had the necessary capital. Unfortunately, some wouldn’t have had capital but borrowed money by selling land, jewelry, or taking loans. If 95% of these startups fail, they begin life with a significant negative, often losing their confidence completely, abandoning their dreams, and resigning to live an average, ordinary life.
Chandrakant Sonawane (BOLLYWOOD COSTUME DESIGNER)
Chandrakant Sonawane is the chief mentor for fashion designing students at Times & Trends Academy. Chandrakant is one of the leading names in the Bollywood industry when it comes to costume designing. He has proved his mettle in Bollywood after designing costumes for hit flicks such as Padmaavat, Bajirao Mastani, Ramleela, Bhoomi, etc.
Chandrakant mentors TTAians at regular occasions and he is the primary force of inspiration for students at Times & Trends Academy. He has also offered various Bollywood projects to fashion students from TTA. He interacts regularly with fashion students, offers technical advice, and has loads of Bollywood experience to share. Thanks to him, TTA breeds a talent pool of fashion aspirants.
Manasi Attarde (BOLLYWOOD COSTUME DESIGNER)
Manasi Attarde is a name that is gaining popularity as a costume designer in the Bollywood circles. Manasi pursued her design management and went to conquer the industry with her fabulous designing skills. She was Amit Agrawal’s student back then. She worked as a costume designer for a national-award-winning movie ‘Yellow.’ She was also the designer for another national-award-winning Marathi movie ‘Court.’ This movie apparently was also an official entry to Oscar.
She has worked for major movies like ‘Bhoothnath Returns’ where superstar Amitabh Bachchan plays the lead. She has worked for many commercials as well, Manasi has just begun the journey and has loads to achieve. TTA is proud to be associated with Manasi and it’s a privilege to have you as a fashion mentor & visiting faculty at TTA.
