university institute of fashion technology and vocational development uift vd panjab university chandigarh hosted an international fashion symposium the speakers included harmeet bajaj fashion personality dr alka pande curator india habitat centre new delhi prof arun grover vice chancellor panjab university jennifer anyan current head of creative direction and styling for fashion beauty southampton solent university uk jigmat norbo who created the first avant garde textile museum in ladakh balinder pratap cheema designer varun rehani besides uift chairperson dr prabhdip brar this is the fourth oldest university in india and we can come up with a cluster of creative departments like fashion fine arts journalism music and others so that more international and national experts are heard by students more often said grover in her keynote address pande included images of ancient indian civilizations she explained how minimalism was not a part of indian culture and everything including colours jewellery gold was celebrated added brar this has been one of the most fruitful experiences for faculty and students of fashion learning from veterans from fashion and the allied fields