title: Madhurima Patni
text: # Madhurima Patni
  
  Madhurima Patni Bhowmick, also known as Gitto, was one of the first student-faculty members, along with Aditi Ranjan and others, in the department of Textile Design at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. She guided several students during her tenure as a faculty member, and is responsible for several craft and textile related projects and publications. She is a practicing designer, based in Jaipur.
  
  ## Work
  
  Gitto was a faculty member at National Institute of Design, who along with Helena Perheentupa and others was responsible for structuring the 6-week craft documentation exercise for students. After the 2001 earthquake in Gujarat, while working with Gurjari, Gitto gave a set of designs to the artisans in Kutch that eventually became a part of the repertoire for contemporary Ajrakh artisans.
  
  