KD Sharma
KD SHARMA is the founder of HimGra, a Himalayan natural fibre innovation focused on climate-aligned materials, traceability, and rural livelihoods. His work bridges material science, sustainable supply chains, and luxury textile applications.
HimGra is among the few revolutionising sustainable fashion through its zero-cultivation carbon footprint fibre and waterless mechanical fibre extraction technology. HimGra has been validated by IIT Mandi Catalyst, Fashion for Good, and leading global brands, and was recently recognised as an awardee of the Hindu Kush Himalaya Innovation Challenge for Entrepreneurship.
Based out of Dehra Dun in India, this techno-commercial turned livelihood-promotion, natural resource management and training & capacity building professional has worked for those at the bottom of the pyramid. This involves work for ‘Dev Ethical & Sustainable Crafts and Textiles’ www.descatuk.com online portal providing marketing support to artisans to sell their products online.
His experience spans different sectors of the textile industry at the mid and senior management level in reputed textile mills of India like Vardhman, DCM, Shamken Multifab, Jersey India, Dinesh Mills, Shingora Textiles to name a few. Bottom of Form
