Dr Hemalatha Jain has worked as a design  faculty for two decades at a reputed University and a number of design colleges across India.  She her expertise as well as  taught subjects include anthropology, technical aspects of textile and sustainability.  She is the author of ‘Techniques of Dyeing and Printing’,  and has published numerous research papers on design, natural dyes and sustainability. She has also held gallery shows on handloom and spinning.

Dr. Hemalatha Jain is the founder of Punarjeevana Trust that was founded with the vision of revival and sustenance of  the traditional crafts and artisans. Punarjeevana is the by-product of her PhD titled , ‘The Study of Sustenance of Patteda anchu’.  Punarjeevana was started with just one weaver in North Karnataka and today it spreads its wings in Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Kashmir, Bihar, Pune, Kholapur, Aurangabad and Madhya Pradesh.  Dr. Jain has actively helped in reviving more than 10 languished  handloom weaves, has  introduced natural fibers to the  tribal weaves of Idu and Adi tribes from Arunachal Pradesh, and is now  working on the traditional practices of   bamboo fibers,  nettle fiber extraction, north eastern dyeing techniques, traditional farming technique  (natural fiber and dye plants) in the tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh ,  traditional quilting and embroidery techniques, traditional hand tailoring techniques and etc.