With about has over 26+ years of experience in Fashion Design education in India Malini is a Professor at the Dept of Fashion Design at National Institute of Fashion Technology, Hyderabad. A former Chairperson of the dept she pursued her doctoral studies in the field of ‘traditional textiles’ from NIFT, Delhi. A strong academician she has served worked as a mentor, leader, administrator, author, and researcher. Her keen interest in Indian textiles formed the base for her doctoral thesis on Kalamkari of Andhra Pradesh.