Mrs. Sally Holkar has forty years of experience in handloom production, management and design through the co-founding of Rehwa Society and the subsequent management of that organization.

Sunita Namjoshi, has more than thirty years of experience in textile design and marketing. She owns and manages her company, Synergy, for export and her domestic marketing company, Yamini.

Subhasini Ali, Co-chairperson of All India Women Council and former M.P. from Kanpur. She has worked as a Consultant with Central Cottage Industries Emporium in Mumbai, with Uttar Pradesh Handloom Corporation and worked with craftsperson and weavers. She has been involved in struggles around women issues.