Prof. Sherline is working as Senior Academic Specialist - Design at FLAME University. She has
a Doctorate Degree and a Master’s Degree in Design from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. She has completed Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Mumbai University.

Prof. Sherline Pimenta K. has a total work experience of over 19 years. She is the founder of Kathanika; a company that believes in the power of stories, storytelling and design. 

She has been a guest faculty and examiner at design schools such as IDC School of Design IIT Bombay, NID (Bangalore), NIFT (Mumbai), Department of Design IIT Delhi, NMIMS (Mumbai) and MIT WPU (Pune).

Prof. Sherline was a Resource Partner for the JCB LF initiated the Qissa Pitaara Project launched in 2022. The aim is to inculcate the habit of reading for joy, promote free thinking, creativity, and imagination in children, and provide access to knowledge to those who are marginalized.

Her research interests are in the field of stories, visual & aural storytelling, communication design, experience curation, foundations of design, designing for children (learning through play) and illustration.