Sunita Kohli is a research-based interior designer and architectural restorer who specializes in the design of public buildings and hotels and the restoration of heritage properties. In Egypt, she has designed several resorts and hotel boats on the Nile. Her work in India has included the restoration of forts and palaces; the design of corporate offices, large private residences and the interiors of two official aircrafts. In New Dehli, Sunita Kohli has restored and decorated many British period buildings designed by Sir Edwin Luytens and Sir Herbert Baker - such as Rashtrapti Bhawan (new Viceroy's House), the Prime Minister's Secretariat, Parliament House and Hyderabad House. In New Delhi, she worked on the interior design of the British Council Building, which was inaugurated by the Prince of Whales. In Thimpu, for the King of Bhutan, she has designed the SAARC Conference Centre. In December 2005, she founded the 'Museum of Women in the Arts, India' - a sister museum of the 'National Museum of Women in Arts' in Washington, D.C. In 1992, Sunita Kohli was conferred the Padma Shri' by the President of India, "for contribution to national life by excellence in the field of Interior Design and Architectural Restoration". That same year, she was presented the 'Mahila Shiromani Award', by Mother Teresa.
