Sunita Kohli is an award-winning interior designer, a leader in historical interior architectural restoration, and a manufacturer of fine contemporary and classical furniture. She was the first interior designer to be conferred the Padma Shri in 1992. She is a former Chairperson of the School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal. Widely travelled in India and abroad, she brings influences from different cultures into her public and residential design projects while being context-specific and respectful of their cultural milieu. She brings the same approach to her table as demonstrated in her book The India Cookbook: From the Tables of My Friends (2023).