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We are very excited to present to you @jayeshsachdevJayesh Sachdev is a multi-hyphenated creator. An artist, designer, creative entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, Design Educator. Jayesh is also the founder of the Multi-Award Winning label Quirk Box, and Branding Agency Quirk Box Design Studio( @thequirkbox ) . Jayesh holds the National Record for having painted India's largest concept artwork and continues to practice as an internationally exhibited artist.His Wearable Art label Quirk Box has been awarded the Vogue India Fashion Fund Award (RU) and Grazia India Young Fashion Award while his Design Agency has won ‘India's Best Design Award' in 2020, 2021 and 2022, 2023.As an artist, his works are experimental, whimsical and thought-provoking and larger than life. He has been regularly featured across media (Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Grazia, Elle, Verve, India Today) and his art-based fashion label has been worn by a host of A-Lister celebrities.Jayesh graduated in Visual Communication at Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore.

Anant Ahuja is a multi-faceted professional who is constantly making a mark in various creative and entrepreneurial domains. His role as the Managing Partner at The Irregulars Alliance involves ensuring tangible growth in the business, while making creative decisions to always evolve and get better. As a Cultural Producer he has contributed to theindependent art and design scene through the organization of India's first Anti Art-Fair, The Irregulars Art Fair, publishing The Irregular Times, India's first art and design newspaper, and other such cultural experiences For his work in the field of cultural production, he was inducted into the Forbes Under 30, Asia List in 2020.The Irregulars Studio boasts of an enviable client list and portfolio: from working as cultural consultants on the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, to producing animations for Budweiser and Lenskart, Designing identities for Spotify official playlists to illustrate stickers for Meta and Snapchat He's done it all!!!

Rushil Bhatnagar is a graphic designer and motion artist, currently building his multi-disciplinary independent practice based out of India. He graduated from MIT Institute of Design in 2018. He has always been drawn to different mediums of design via story-telling and has worked for clients including Prateek Kuhad, Burma Burma India, Nucleya, Netflix, Ritviz, and Tinder. He believes that stories allow us to draw parallels to where dreams can bloom and take any shape that we like - a thought often reflected in his personal explorative work that tinkers around a dream-only utopian future. Follow Rushil Bhatnagar @rushilbhatnagar: https://www.instagram.com/rushilbhatnagar/ Hosted by Vedant Gugale @gooooogle: https://www.instagram.com/_gooooogle_/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation', is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do, it can be anything you want it to be! All links available: @https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram: @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: @https://www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: @https://in.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid 00:00 Introduction 01:08 What drew Rushil into design? 02:32 Was it easy to convince his parents? 03:58 How has college been for him? 06:41 About his college internships 08:10 Packaging design for Burma Burma 14:29 What does a Motion Designer do? 18:23 On working with Prateek Kuhad, Ritviz, and Nucleya 20:16 What is scene development and CG art? 23:06 Biggest examples of CGI in film today 24:00 The most memorable project for him 25:24 Most favourite and least favourite part of the process 26:50 Softwares he does 3D on 29:26 On starting learning 30:20 On daydreaming and making stories in your head 31:57 On his current projects 35:28 His inspiration 36:21 What does he do when he's not designing? 37:57 His dream project 38:37 On his MIT days 39:20 Has he worked as a fulltime in-house graphic designer? 40:08 Beginner CG art/3D modelling softwares 41:11 Advice for the student community 42:25 On working with storytelling

Debjani Mukherjee is an animation filmmaker, author, researcher and educator. She explores different art styles and experiments with stop-motion animation and picture books as a narrative medium. She is the co-founder of BOL - The Language of Children, a not-for-profit organisation which engages community youth with art, contributing towards community filmmaking and empowering them to share their own stories through the medium of art. In this episode of Baatein LIVE, we will talk about Debjani's journey with filmmaking, co-founding BOL - The Language of Children, and her experimental work with animation. Follow Debjani Mukherjee @debi_bol Works https://debjanibol.myportfolio.com/work Hosted by Dharini Padh @dharini_padh Films and Visuals from the Session 3:33 - Dream of the Carpet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLLrCtOvpVw 10:01- Limbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNAQOtyPUzA 10:46 - Riding through the waves. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfjo14jlTUE 17:16 - Awakening of the Goddess (Trailer) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4byfjFPi-8Q 13:44 - Dotted Lines - Her book with Bhuri Bai Bhil https://books.katha.org/product/dotted-lines/ Timestamps 1:03 - NID Journey (especially experimental animation)? 3:33 - Introduction to Bol (Non profit organization- community filmmaking) and travel stories 10:04 - Projects in Myanmar 11:00 - Experience and takeaways :Phd in Indigenous art pedagogy (IIT Bombay) 14:11 - About animated documentaries. 15:38 - Working with communities and takeaways from it 17:19 - Inclination towards documentary animation 17:44 - Making medium choices and working with people from diverse backgrounds Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation', is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do, it can be anything you want it to be! All links available: @https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram: @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: @https://www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: @https://in.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

Swati Shelar's design studio jumps the gap between design and education, keeping children at the center of every project. Having trained as a product designer at NID, she went on to work as a toy designer and primary school teacher before getting an MA in Education at Stanford University. Since then, she has worked in the world of Indian education and EdTech as a curriculum designer and educator, starting Jump Design India in 2020. Swati plays at being an author these days with a book in progress called 'Useful Notes on People' for children's social-emotional learning. In this episode of Baatein LIVE, we will talk about Swati's journey as a student at NID and Stanford, her interest in education, and challenges faced while founding Jump Design India. Jump Design India: https://www.jumpdesignindia.in/ Follow Swati Shelar @cro.she.lar Hosted by Vaishnavi Laddha @crazyearthlingg Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation', is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do, it can be anything you want it to be! All links available: @https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram: @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: @https://www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: @https://in.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid Timestamps: 00:47 Swati's journey into design and education 3:22 On founding Jump Design 4:26 How she got into design for children 7:48 Working with children as the primary stakeholder 8:59 On studying at Stanford 12:16 On using qualitative and quantitative work in her research 15:13 What is Socio-Emotional Learning (SEL)? 18:23 Changes in SEL in India 20:37 How different does SEL look like for instructors and learners? 22:42 Personalized learning in SEL? 24:45 Apart from personalized education, how else can SEL occur? 27:13 Education for creating an adaptive human being vs. for achievement 30:18 Curriculum Design 32:56 On her book ‘Useful Notes on People' 34:39 How can we convince our parents that play is important? 37:06 How can we fill the gap between self learning and academic learning? 39:10 Tips for designers who want to go on an alternative path? 41:08 How to learn and work in different contexts? 44:53 How does Jump interact with other studios?

Sonata Dev is a transdisciplinary designer who seeks to create meaningful experiences that question normative design practices through speculative and discursive design. Her work consists of novel interactions and interfaces connecting humans and technology based on playful research, with a pinch of humour and a twinge of uncanny. She currently works as a UX designer that conceptualises and builds products for startups. Independently, she teaches speculative design as modules and workshops at various institutions. In this episode of Baatein LIVE, we talked about Sonata's journey with new media design, speculative design in the business sector, UI/UX design, and the impact of television on her creative process. Follow Sonata Dev @sonatadev: https://www.instagram.com/sonatadev/ Hosted by Rahi De Roy @rahideroy: https://www.instagram.com/rahideroy/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation', is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do, it can be anything you want it to be! All links available: @https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram: @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: @https://www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: @https://in.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

Ankon Mitra is a trained architect and a sculptor by practise. He is a TEDx speaker and a warrior for 'making connections across disciplines' with his brainchild - ‘Oritecture - Origami + Architecture'. Recipient of the All-India Gold Medal for Sculpture from the Prafulla Dahanukar Foundation in 2018 and the Lexus Design Award for Craft Design in 2020, his work has been exhibited in numerous countries. He is a member of the Indian Institute of Architects, the British Origami Society, Origami USA, and the Sculpture Network in Europe. His work was showcased at the Arte Laguna in Venice and the CODA Museum in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands in 2021. His sculptures and installations are part of public developments and private collections globally. In this episode of Baatein LIVE, we talked about Ankon's creative process, his international experience, origami for beginners, and material explorations.

Tarun Lak is an Indian-American Animator and Illustrator. Born in Miami, FL and brought up in Chennai, India, he attended Ringling College of Art & Design to study Computer Animation. He has since worked as a character animator on animated commercials and feature films including Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Onward, Soul and Luca. He has also recently illustrated his first picture book, The Moon from Dehradun, out in 2022. Tarun currently works at Pixar and enjoys continuing to make art in his spare time. In this episode of Baatein LIVE, we talked about Tarun's creative journey, his experience working in Sony and Pixar, illustrating for books, his influences, career struggles, and all things animation. Follow Tarun Lak @tarunlak Hosted by Riya Waykar @riyaontheoffbeat Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation', is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do, it can be anything you want it to be! All links available: @https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram: @baatein.nid Subscribe to our YouTube channel: @https://www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: @https://in.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

Samadrita Ghosh is a freelance illustrator, visual development artist and 2D animator. She graduated in 2020 with a Bachelors in Design (B.Des) from Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, and goes by the alias Tikklil online. She loves visual narratives in all forms and is always looking for the next story to tell. In this episode of Baatein LIVE, we talked about optimizing design education, developing your own art style, keeping up with design trends, the dos and don'ts of freelancing, and leading a double life as a BTS fanartist. Follow Samadrita Ghosh @tikklil Hosted by Sanika Karandikar @sanika._.k Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation', is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do, it can be anything you want it to be! All links available: @https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram: @baatein.nid Subscribe to our YouTube channel: @https://www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: @https://in.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid TimeStamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:35 Key takeaways from Design School 05:10 Naming of Tikklil 05:43 Finding and developing your own style 07:44 What is visual development? 09:43 Why freelancing? 11:45 Dealing with conflicts with clients 13:58 Tips for freelancers 18:19 Illustration Process 20:48 What is Anime? 22:28 Favourite Animation Project 24:45 Pros and cons of working solo and in a team 27:27 Importance of keeping up with trends 29:48 Challenges as a Visual Development Artist 32:02 Dealing with Art Block 34:28 Journey as a fan artist 36:10 Choosing Career Path 38:58 Others 40:36 Closing

Ayaz Basrai is a co-founder of The Busride Design Studio, a leading architecture and interior design firm in India. He set up The Busride Design Studio with his architect brother Zameer, as an independent design studio dabbling in the design and creation of built environments. With wide-ranging interests in illustration, immersive media, design and research, Ayaz is constantly dabbling in the ever-expanding latitude of design expression. Their projects are in the domains of hospitality, entertainment, immersive media, film and production, retail, exhibitions, installations, institutional and architectural environments. In this episode of Baatein LIVE, we spoke about the process of entrepreneurship and its various quirks and mishaps, owning the Guinness World Record for the largest shopping cart, redesigning the Prithvi Theater, working with your family, speculative fiction, and virtual spaces and their commodification. Follow Busride Studio @thebusride Hosted by Shubham Modgi @smod_g Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation', is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do, it can be anything you want it to be! All links available: @https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram: @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: @https://www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: @https://in.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

Kavitha Mohanraj is a design entrepreneur specialized in the field of Computational Design, 3D Modeling and Advanced Manufacturing. Kavitha loves to explore the intersection of design, technology, and manufacturing, creating an innovative cross-disciplinary platform that embraces values of digital insertion and diversity. She is an ambassador at Womenin3DPrinting- a global Network which promotes, supports and inspires women into Additive Manufacturing. In this episode of Baatein LIVE, we spoke about 3-D printing, technology, the manufacturing industry, and its associated processes. Follow Kavitha @kavitha_mohanraj_ Hosted by Preethi Murali @preethi.murali Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation', is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do, it can be anything you want it to be! All links available: @https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram: @baatein.nid Subscribe to our YouTube channel: @https://www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: @https://in.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

Cartooning, Environmental Conservation (and More Wild Things) with Rohan Chakravarty | Baatein LIVE About the guest: Rohan Chakravarty is a cartoonist, illustrator, wildlife enthusiast and the creator of Green Humour- a series of comics on wild animals and nature conservation. Cartoons and illustrations from Green Humour have appeared in Sanctuary Asia, Tinkle Digest, and the National Geographic Traveller. In this episode of Baatein LIVE, we spoke about his process of research, collaborating with scientists, how to incorporate humour into sensitive themes, and the side effects (including trolling) that come with having a public platform. Follow @green_humour : https://instagram.com/green_humour?utm_medium=copy_link Hosted by Vaishnavi Laddha @vaishnai.laddha : https://instagram.com/vaishnavi.laddha?utm_medium=copy_link Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation', is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do, it can be anything you want it to be! All links available: https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram: @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

Gitanjali J B is the co-founder and CEO of Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh (HIAL), which she co-founded with Sonam Wangchuk in Ladakh. HIAL aims to develop Ladakh into a benchmark for sustainable economic living in the mountain world, where all children receive a meaningful education that prepares them for a life of dignity in harmony with nature. HIAL's programmes focus on innovation and social entrepreneurship through projects like Responsible tourism farm stays, solar passive architecture, Ice Stupa project and the HILLs fellowship for youth from mountain communities. An entrepreneur turned educator, Gitanjali is passionate about creating an environment that empowers learners and facilitators to become the best versions of themselves. Gifted in multiple disciplines such as business, education, performing and martial arts, she believes that human beings can continue to grow into multi-faceted individuals throughout their lives, and education aims to instil this lifelong quest for learning and progress. Himalayan Institute of Alternatives: https://www.hial.edu.in/ Hosted by Tanishka Kachru. Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation', is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do, it can be anything you want it to be! All links available: @https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram: @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: @https://www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: @https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Biju Dominic Chief Evangelist of Fractal & Chairman of FinalMile Consulting Biju is the Chief Evangelist of Fractal and Chairman of FinalMile Consulting. At Fractal, he is playing the new game that is emerging at the intersection of human and machine intelligence. He is driven by the belief that the more we understand the inscrutable algorithm in our brains, the better will be the technology we develop for our machines. In the first 18 years of his career, while working with various advertising agencies, he had a traditional approach to dealing with human behavior. His dissatisfaction with this traditional paradigm led him to co-found FinalMile Consulting in 2007. Combining learning from Neuroscience, Behavioral Economics, and Design pioneered the practice of Behavior Architecture. He is a BTech in Mechanical Engineering from the College of Engineering, Trivandrum, and an MBA in Marketing and Human Resources Development from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar. Books recommended by Biju Dominic: Hidden Brain by Shankar Vedantam A World Without Work: Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond by Daniel Susskind Phantoms in the Brain by V.S. Ramachandran Hosted by Bidya Mishra Follow @mis.bidya: https://www.instagram.com/mis.bidya/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! All links available @https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Jinal Sangoi @jinal_sangoi is an artist and educator; artist-fellow at Yaddo, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, CalArts-REEF Residency; recipient of Tim Disney Prize for Storytelling arts, Chiquita Landfill Found Art Scholarship, among others. Currently working with IIT Bombay, Council for Arts and Social Practice, founded Beej and organizes Drawing Circles. Follow @jinal_sangoi : https://www.instagram.com/jinal_sangoi/ Hosted by Preeti Follow @why_preetipreeti : https://www.instagram.com/why_preetipreeti/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! All links available: @https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram: @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: @www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: @https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Radha Pandey @pandey.radha is a book artist. She earned her MFA in Book Arts from the University of Iowa Center for the Book where she studied Letterpress printing, Bookbinding, and Papermaking with a focus on European, Eastern and Indo-Islamic Papermaking techniques. Her artist's books are held in numerous public collections internationally. Follow @pandey.radha : https://www.instagram.com/pandey.radha/ Hosted by Tushar Hosur Follow @ayellowfetish: https://www.instagram.com/ayellowfetish/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! All links available: @https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram: @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: @www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: @https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Gabriela Aquije Zegarra @gabriela_a_z is a Peruvian Architect and Design Researcher, currently based in Germany. Follow @gabriela_a_z : https://www.instagram.com/gabriela_a_z/ Hosted by Shubham Modgi Follow @smod_g : https://www.instagram.com/smod_g/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! All links available: @https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram: @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: @www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: @https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Pallavi Arora @thelittlepictureproject is a documentary filmmaker, designer and teacher based in New Delhi. She graduated from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad with a specialisation in film and video in 2002. She has made films for various organisations and NGOs. She runs a brand called OHPA @ohpa.kids that makes playful and practical products for children and adults. She also currently runs The Little Picture Project(LPP)@thelittlepictureproject that exposes children and young adults to the visual arts with a special focus on filmmaking and photography. Shirley Bhatnagar @shirleybhatnagar is an almnus of NID, Ahmedabad, working primarily in Ceramics, based on historical research, she is known for her work with social and political commentary. Shirley uses her work to comment on social and political issues built upon historical study and research. She has been working with anthropomorphism in tableware and now in sculpture for over seven years and works with a gamut of facial expressions and body movements to inform the work, which infuse life into its characters. Pallavi and Shirley have collaborated and created a short film during the pandemic " Sindhu A Subterranean Song" https://creationrecreation.cargo.site/Sindhu-A-Subterranean-Song Follow @Pallavi Arora : https://www.instagram.com/thelittlepictureproject/ Follow @shirleybhatnagar : https://www.instagram.com/shirleybhatnagar/ Hosted by Preeti Follow @why_preetipreeti : https://www.instagram.com/why_preetipreeti/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! All links available: @https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram: @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: @www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: @https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Innocenzo Rifino @Innocenzo was born in southern Italy, educated in Milan and Northern Europe. He started working in Japan, now works internationally. Studying industrial design and physical computing. Entrepreneur in the field of design. Founder of HABITS in 2005, an award-winning global design practice. Follow @habits_design : https://www.instagram.com/habits_design/ Hosted by Riya Hayaran Follow @riyartography : https://www.instagram.com/riyartography/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! All links available: @https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram: @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: @www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: @https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Jagrut Raval @jagrut_raval's interdisciplinary art practice spans diverse mediums in various scales presented in the form of installations, photographic printing techniques, videos, drawings, performances and appropriation of mass produced and found items. He sees both ideas of History and Future as malleable. Both can be imagined. Both can be fabricated. Both as speculative. Follow @jagrut_raval : https://www.instagram.com/jagrut_raval/ Hosted by Riya Hayaran Follow @riyartography : https://www.instagram.com/riyartography/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! All links available: @https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram: @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: @www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: @https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Goksu Kacaroglu @goksukacaro is a Milan based Product Service Systems Designer who is interested in the qualitative insights gathered during design research that are hidden at the intersection of people, services and systems. Currently she is researching about sustainable and ethical ways for fashion systems and experiments with upcycling design projects. Follow @goksukacaro : https://www.instagram.com/goksukacaro/ Hosted by Vaishnavi Laddha Follow @vaishnavi.laddha : https://www.instagram.com/vaishnavi.laddha/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! All links available: @https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram: @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: @www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: @https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Pawel Pokutycki @pawelpokutycki is an interaction designer, creative technologist, researcher and lecturer at the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague and Design Academy Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Follow @pawelpokutycki : https://www.instagram.com/pawelpokutycki/ Hosted by Tushar Hosur Follow @ ayellowfetish: https://www.instagram.com/ayellowfetish/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! All links available: @https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram: @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: @www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: @https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Debangshu Moulik @debangshumoulik is an artist based in Pune, India. He likes making things. A lot of his work is a reflection and interpretation of his experiences and circumstances. He enjoys working with different mediums to express himself. To know more, check out https://debangshumoulik.com/ Follow @debangshumoulik: https://www.instagram.com/debangshumoulik/?hl=en Hosted by Shubham Modgi Follow @smod_g: https://www.instagram.com/smod_g/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! All links available @ https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Simoul Alva @simoulalva is a Visual Designer and Art Director based in New York. She works across identity design, storytelling and visual strategy. Her clients include The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, MIT Technology Review, The Atlantic, Adobe, WIRED, Slack, New York Magazine and Wieden+Kennedy. She represented India at the 44th Worldskills and won a ‘Medallion Of Excellence' for the country. She graduated from the National Institute of Design, India. Simoul was recognized as one of Forbes India's 30 Under 30: 'One To Watch Out' for in Design. To know more, check out simoulalva.com Follow @simoulalva: https://www.instagram.com/simoulalva/ Hosted by KVSS Varshini Follow @kvssv: https://www.instagram.com/kvssv/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! All links available @https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Derek Domnic D'Souza @derekdomnicdsouza graduated with a bachelor's degree in Creative Arts (B.CrA) from Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology where he majored in Animation. He then went on to work as an intern for Disney, India for a period of 6 months after which he got hired back as an Animation Development Artist to create new animated shows and IP for the company. Apart from this, he also worked as an Associate producer for animated shows that were on air. Derek loves telling stories and creating various moods in his personal work by the heavy use of dramatic lighting and colors. This is also implemented heavily in his animated works where he focuses heavily on backgrounds to bring the scenes to life. With regards to other hobbies, Derek loves playing basketball, cycling and swimming. He is currently working as a freelance concept and storyboard artist for Disney Plus, along with being a member of Studio Sideline. Follow @derekdomnicdsouza: https://www.instagram.com/derekdomnicdsouza/ Hosted by Tushar Hosur Follow @ ayellowfetish: https://www.instagram.com/ayellowfetish/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! All links available @https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Isha Pimpalkhare @ishapimpalkhare is a textile practitioner, who situates her practice at the convergence of art and design, with a focus on creating emotive and engaging tactile environments. Having recently graduated with a Masters in Textiles (Mixed Media), from the Royal College of Art (RCA), London, her time at the RCA helped her develop a strong identity and methodology for her practice, with a keen interest on the impact of materiality of our everyday lives. Prior to this, she completed her Bachelors in Textile Design at the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, India. Follow @ishapimpalkhare: https://www.instagram.com/ishapimpalkhare/ Hosted by Varun Sai Koruprolu Follow @varunsaikoruprolu: https://www.instagram.com/varunsaikoruprolu/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! All links available @ https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Sonam Tashi Gyaltsen @sonam_gyaltsen “I was born and brought up in a Sikkimese family in Gangtok, Sikkim and was trained as a product designer from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad (2000 joining). I along with fellow NIDians (Tenzing Nyentsey, Karma Palzor, Ranveer Singh, Karma Sonam and Chewang Rinchen Lepcha) set up a design consultancy called @echostream.sikkim in the year 2008 in Gangtok. The idea was to come back to Sikkim and set up a multidisciplinary design studio in Sikkim and make design an integral part of development and planning in Sikkim.” Follow @sonam_gyaltsen: https://www.instagram.com/sonam_gyaltsen/ Hosted by Bidya Mishra Follow @mis.bidya: https://www.instagram.com/mis.bidya/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! All links available @ https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Deshna @deshna1987 is a visual artist with a passion for photography, design, writing and curation. A graduate of Sir J.J Institute of Applied Art, followed by a masters in Graphic Design from the London College of Communication and a Masters in Visual Communication from the Royal College of Art in London, she moved back to India seeking to find meaning within her own design practice. This led to the inception of @studioanugraha - a communication design practise based out of Mumbai. The studio focuses on working for the educational, social, cultural, art, environmental and medical sectors. Design for documentation with Publication design as a format of dissemination is the focus and forte. Deshna anchors the Kumbh Mela Project documentation and design, working alongside a large team of people engaged in the initiative. She currently teaches at the National Institute of Design as visiting faculty and has been a part of other teaching stints and juries at various design institutes in India. She enjoys exploring various philosophies and expressing them through installations which have been exhibited in the UK and in India across various galleries and festivals. She has also co-curated The Story of Light Festival (2015) and the co-directed The Story of Space Festival (2017) in Goa. Follow @deshna1987: https://www.instagram.com/deshna1987/ Follow @studioanugraha: https://www.instagram.com/studioanugraha/ Follow @thekumbhmelaexperience: https://www.instagram.com/thekumbhmelaexperience/ Hosted by Varun Sai Koruprolu Follow @varunsaikoruprolu: https://www.instagram.com/varunsaikoruprolu/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! All links available @ https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid Follow us on Instagram @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Zipeng Zhu @zzdesign Designer, Art Director, Illustrator & Animator Dazzle Studio, New York City Zipeng Zhu is a Chinese-born designer, art director, illustrator and animator in New York City who wants to make everyday a razzle-dazzle musical. His clients include Apple, Adidas, Adobe, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Twitter, Netflix, New York Times, Harry's, Viacom, The New Yorker, Fox, Away, Animal Planet, CNN, MTV, Refinery29, Chobani, and Samsung. After he graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, he has worked at Pentagram and Sagmeister & Walsh. He was one of the Art Directors Club Young Guns 13 winners and has been recognized as Print magazine's New Visual Artist and The One Show Young Ones. His work has been exhibited all over the world including New York, Barcelona, Dubai, Mumbai, Shanghai and other major museums and institutions. Now he runs his creative practice Dazzle Studio @dazzle.studio and gift shop Dazzle Supply @dazzle.supply to push dazzle to the next level. Follow @zzdesign: https://www.instagram.com/zzdesign/ Hosted by Shriya Agarwal Follow @shriya_with_an_i: https://www.instagram.com/shriya_with_an_i/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Find us on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6CuRgj1hS3yBOhT6WvF7eX Google podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZWI2NDZlYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/baatein/id1539943127 Follow us on Instagram @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Shiva Nallaperumal @shiva_n_ is a Graphic Designer, Type Designer and Illustrator from Chennai, India. He graduated from DJAD, Coimbatore, before pursuing his MFA in Graphic Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, USA. In 2016 he began his independent practice. Previously, he interned with Grandmother India (2012) and Pentagram (Abbott Miller's team, 2014). As a type designer, he has worked with ITF, Lost Type Co-Op and Typotheque. “I follow a research led, process driven work ethic to bring meaningful solutions to design problems. My practice has focused on Identity Systems, Publication and Exhibition Design, Custom Typefaces and Interactive Design for a wide range of international clients.” Currently he is a partner at November @nvmbr_in , a studio for Graphic Design founded by Juhi Vishnani and him. November works with cultural and commercial clients on Identity Systems, Editorial & Publication Design, Art Direction, Interactive and Typeface design projects. Follow @shiva_n_: https://www.instagram.com/shiva_n_/ Hosted by Surya Haridasan Follow @surya.haridasan : https://www.instagram.com/surya.haridasan/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Find us on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6CuRgj1hS3yBOhT6WvF7eX Google podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZWI2NDZlYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/baatein/id1539943127 Follow us on Instagram @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Akhila Krishnan @akhila_krishnan_design Multidisciplinary Designer Projection design for live experience, VR, Moving Image, Fine Art, Graphic Narrative, Collaborative Practice and Education Akhila Krishnan is a multi disciplinary designer and director working across the fields of projection design for live experience, VR, moving image, fine art, graphic narrative, collaborative practice and education. She graduated from the Royal College of Art and the National Institute of Design. She was also an exchange student at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. She was recently awarded the Time N Eye Bursary and Alan James Bursary (in collaboration with Lambrego.) Over the course of her career she has received several other honours including the Inlaks Shivadasani Scholarship, Man Group Drawing Prize, IDPA Silver Prize and the EGIDE Scholarship. During her time at 59 Productions, she was a core part of the Tony and Olivier Award winning design team that worked on the musical An American in Paris. She was also Senior Designer on Grenfell: Our Home, Channel 4's first VR documentary, that won awards at the Sheffield and Raindance Film Festival. Akhila currently lives and works in London. She is represented by United Agents for her work in projection design and moving image. Follow @akhila_krishnan_design: https://www.instagram.com/akhila_krishnan_design/ Hosted by KVSS Varshini Follow @kvssv: https://www.instagram.com/kvssv/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Follow us on Instagram @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Shwetal Bhatt @shwetalbhatt is a designer, artist, an educator and a mom to her 17 year old son. An alumnus of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad and the Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda and IIMB (MPWE 2010). Shwetal runs an independent design studio, FoDoMe, which makes works in copper and glass since 2005. In the last two years the studio has become a lab for creative explorations of all kinds of materials, mediums and ideas. She has been involved in the field of training and education out of a desire to work with various aspects of creativity and to understand its impact on society. She started her journey into education through workshops for adults, children and by doing clay play modules in corporate training workshops. She later joined The Valley School, Krishnamurti Foundation India, Bangalore where she worked on the tangible and intangibles of art and creativity with children of all age groups as well as adults (predominantly in sculpture and carpentry). In 2013, inspired by a short conversation that she had with her students, Shwetal Bhatt, embarked on a journey of documenting the Navratri Festival of Baroda. The end result of which was the film, “Ramji Thakkar Bhimji Thakkar” a 74 min film in Gujarati and English with English subtitles. Shwetal took on the many roles of researcher, director, camera person, translator and promoter of the film as she was driven by her passion to bring this story to the people. Follow @shwetalbhatt : https://www.instagram.com/shwetalbhatt/ Tickets for Ramji Thakkar Bhimji Thakkar a film on Navratri streaming online on BookMyShow: https://in.bookmyshow.com/events/ramji-thakkar-bhimji-thakkar-film-navratri-oct-20/ET00145448 Hosted by: Bidya Mishra Follow @mis.bidya: https://www.instagram.com/mis.bidya/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Follow us on Instagram @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid #baateinnid

About the guest: Kimya Gandhi, Type Designer Partner at the Mota Italic type foundry @motaitalic Kimya Gandhi @kimyagandhi is a type designer from Mumbai (currently living in Berlin) with a passionate interest in Indic letterforms and specialises in creating new and innovative Devanagari fonts. Kimya is a partner at the type foundry, Mota Italic, with her husband Rob Keller where they design custom and retail typefaces. Mota Italic has catered to a range of clients like Škoda, Audi, Apple, Google, to name a few. Kimya believes there is great potential to reinvent the type design learning environment in India and encourage Indian script typography. Follow @kimyagandhi: https://www.instagram.com/kimyagandhi/ Hosted by: Srishti Mitra Follow @ srishtimitra_: https://www.instagram.com/srishtimitra_/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Follow us on Instagram @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Vivitsa Kohli @vivikoh.studio Ceramic Designer VIVIKOH, Pottery studio based in Chandigarh “My name is Vivitsa Kohli and I started my independent ceramic studio right after I graduated in Ceramic Design from NID in the January of 2019. The studio is a community workspace as well as a multi-disciplinary teaching studio. Students take up long running projects applying the techniques they've learnt through basic courses and produce conceptual and functional ceramic. I use this space to explore ideas I want to introduce to the world. There's a lack of information and knowledge of this craft and material along with its endless possibilities in the Indian design community and culture. I'm trying to bridge the gap between pop culture and artisanal hand-made things, the joy of creating products you can use in your daily life. I'm an avid fan of my country and the culture I grew up with. I look for various ways to include things that have made an impression on me in my craft and showcase them in a way that hasn't been done before. Vintage bollywood posters are a primary graphic inspiration to me and my style. Therefore, collections like Bollywood Vases, Fabric Ceramic from Indian Textile, Indian Apparel Planters are all heavily influenced by national pride. Follow @vivikoh.studio : https://www.instagram.com/vivikoh.studio/ Poster by Poster by Jayasri Sridhar Follow @jaish_desinger : https://www.instagram.com/jaish_desinger/ Hosted by: Bidya Mishra Follow @mis.bidya: https://www.instagram.com/mis.bidya/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Follow us on Instagram @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Ashish Sahoo @ashish6x7 Sculptor, Photographer, Filmmaker, Educator Delhi-based Ashish Sahoo studied sculpture at the Kala Bhavan, Visva Bharati University, Shantiniketan, India. After completing his B.F.A, he moved to New Delhi for his M.F.A (College Of Art) where he started experimenting with the materials, starting from video to sound. His work is mostly interactive as he likes his viewers to be the constant participants with it. Being held by a filmmaker family he was well acquainted with the moving and still images. He started his photographic career soon after his M.F.A where he rejected digital medium and started his research on the analogue medium. He researched one of the mid-18th-century processes of photography called wet plate collodion. He shoots only film and alternate processes. His recent projects have attempted a crossover between photography, art and collaboration, with a strong contextual reference to contemporary urban-narrative and the politics surrounding it. He has won one of India's most reputed photography grants Umrao Singh Shergill Photography Grant 2017-18 and jury's special mention for Alkazi Theatre Photography Grant 2019-20. He along with Iranian Artist- Zahra Yazdani runs a collective called The Maze Collective, which runs an online photographic game called BLINK. It won the first ever Black Box Project Grant from Experimenter Kolkata. Follow @ashish6x7: https://www.instagram.com/ashish6x7/ Poster by Yoshita Pinjala Follow @yoshitapinjala: https://www.instagram.com/yoshitapinjala/ Hosted by: Bidya Mishra Follow @mis.bidya: https://www.instagram.com/mis.bidya/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Follow us on Instagram @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Vishnu M Nair is an Illustrator, Artist and Graphic Designer based out of New Delhi.He explores imagined worlds, metaphors, memories and stories through his illustrations. When he is not telling his own stories he helps brands, artists, authors and friends tell theirs. His work spans picture books, graphic novels, ads, editorials, spaces and paintings. He did his Bachelors in Fine Arts from College of Art, Delhi and his Masters in Design from NID, Ahmedabad and currently balances working as a senior designer at Codesign, a design consultancy in Gurugram and his personal practise of making pictures and stories. Follow @xishnu: https://www.instagram.com/xishnu/ Poster by Ajay Singh Follow @@ajoyseeing: https://www.instagram.com/ajoyseeing/ Hosted by: Shriya Agarwal Follow @shriya_with_an_i : https://www.instagram.com/shriya_with_an_i/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Follow us on Instagram @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Krishna is an animation filmmaker based in Indore. A graduate of NID, Ahmedabad and la Poudrière, France, he has directed multiple short films like "Chandran's Cafe", "For the love of God", Pdingpdoong", the latest among which, "Funny Fish" has won 12 awards and 96 nominations worldwide. Currently, Krishna Chandran is working on a feature length animated documentary. Follow @krishna_cnair: https://www.instagram.com/krishna_cnair/ Hosted by : @srishtimitra_ Follow @srishtimitra_: https://www.instagram.com/srishtimitra_/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions, to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Follow @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/

About the guest: He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Graphic Design and is the founder of the strategic design studio, Now Form @nowform Before starting Now Form, Vikramaditya worked in the digital team under Maya Kopytman at C&G Partners, NYC, creating digital interactions for the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture (inaugurated by Barack Obama) and the Museum of the Bible. During his time at C&G Partners, he also worked on publications for Rockefeller University, featured in GDUSA, Creative Boom, and Design Week, UK. In 2020, Vikramaditya showcased his work at the Alliance Francaise, 10th Annual Design x Design, 20 under 35 show. His art series, @aurora_dotcom , has been covered by Feltzine, Platform Magazine and ‪Homegrown.in‬. The series was exhibited at the India Art Fair in 2020. Follow @vikramadityasharma : https://www.instagram.com/ vikramadityasharma/ Check their website: https://www.nowform.co/ Hosted by @mis.bidya : Bidya Mishra Follow @mis.bidya: https://www.instagram.com/mis.bidya/ Poster by @stellart._: Soniya Stella Follow @stellart._ : https://www.instagram.com/stellart._/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Follow @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/

About the guest: Anu Tandon Vieira Textile Designer Founder of The Retyrement Plan, Mumbai @theretyrementplan Anu Tandon Vieira is a graduate in Sculpture, with a Post Graduate degree in Textiles from National Institute of Design (NID). She is passionate about designing sustainable,comfortable and exquisitely hand-crafted furniture by repurposing material waste from urban jungles. The Retyrement Plan (Mumbai,India) from Vieira is a range of occasional furniture pieces using discarded tyres of all shapes and sizes, cane and bamboo, woven over with ropes twisted out of tailoring waste and in shimmering plastic wrapper waste. “Having worked on a range of market driven projects for over 25 years, as a designer, I started feeling the need to, in some way, use my experience and expertise in making a difference, to my environment and this eventually led to the conception of The Retyrement Plan” "I believe that a good design can be sustainable and relevant, only if the person translating it can relate to it and contribute to it's improvisation and innovation. I would, in my own small way, want to be the change I want to see." Follow @theretyrementplan: https://www.instagram.com/theretyrementplan/ About the host: Priyanka Baliyan @pribaliyan Textile Designer A Textile Design graduate from National Institute of Design (NID), Priyanka was the curator at the textile gallery at The House of MG, Ahmedabad. She strives to encourage conversation on sustainability in design and the application of traditional knowledge in the current context. She has been working in the handcraft sector since 2010 and has traveled over India for field research. Priyanka's work can be best described as multi-disciplinary and collaborative. She uses her design process in fields such as space design, publication design, culture research, design education, brand identity, development and documentation with a focus on craft communities. Follow @pribaliyan: https://www.instagram.com/pribaliyan/ Poster by @rumillustrate: https://www.instagram.com/rumillustrate/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Follow @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/

About the guest: For nearly two decades, Suresh has pioneered the craft of animation on Indian screens. After graduating from National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad in 1997, Suresh established Famous House of Animation, where he created some unforgettable animated ads, shorts, music videos with many firsts. In 2009, he founded Studio Eeksaurus in partnership with Nilima Eriyat. Suresh's portfolio, which includes over 400 films, has won him over 100 national and international awards, including the prestigious Annecy festival Cristal for his film Fateline in 2015, a first for India. His in-house projects Tokri and Fisherwoman and Tuk-Tuk have both won the National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Animation Film. Suresh regularly attends seminars and conferences to share his greater vision for the Indian animation film industry. Check their YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/studioeeksaurus Follow @suresheriyat: https://www.instagram.com/suresheriyat/ Hosted by @surya.haridasan Follow @surya.haridasan :https://www.instagram.com/surya.haridasan/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Follow @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/

About the guest: Nitesh Mohanty @nimo_obscura is a visual artist who works at the fluid intersection of arts, culture, media, communication and self-reflection. His theoretical interests are also wide, often inquiring about the roots and fundamentals of art history, storytelling, and philosophy. He is currently heading the Crafting Creative Communication Programme at MICA where he shares the relationship between art, design, photography & cinema through a course called ‘Ways of Seeing'. He's just self-published his first photo book, titled Nowhere. Follow @nimo_obscura: https://www.instagram.com/nimo_obscura/ Follow @studioanugraha: https://www.instagram.com/studioanugraha/ Hosted by KVSS Varshini Follow @_kvssv_: https://www.instagram.com/_kvssv_/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Follow @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/

About the guest: Ayush Kasliwal @ayushkasliwal Furniture Designer Founder of AKFD Studio Ayush Kasliwal Design Private Ltd. or AKDPL is the brainchild of Ayush Kasliwal, a furniture design graduate from National Institute of Design. His studio is committed to development of ideas using local crafts that have evolved over centuries. His work represents a fusion of unique creativity and uncompromising integrity rare to find in the highly competitive world market. Strategically based in Jaipur the company has a large variety of crafts to play with be it beaten brass, stone carving or even mirror work. Ayush's products reflect a detailed understanding of processes and materials simultaneously paying homage to the tradition of crafts. He works with craftspeople and artisans mainly from Rajasthan. In order to revive ancient crafts and provide consistent livelihood to them, he has developed ideas to produce relevant objects that are utilitarian, beautiful and fun. Follow @ayushkasliwal: https://www.instagram.com/ayushkasliwal/ About the host: Vritima Wadhwa @project810 Furniture Designer Founder and Creative Head of Project 810 Project 810 is a Delhi based design studio founded by Vritima Wadhwa in 2013. A graduate in Furniture and Interior Design from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, Vritima has worked extensively in the field of space design. She has been recognized for her work across several platforms, and has taught at NID, Ahmedabad, as a visiting faculty. Project 810 follows a strong process-driven approach of research, exploration and iteration to bring human/experience-centred designs to life. Follow @vritima: https://www.instagram.com/vritima/ Poster by Radhika Dhumal @mad_lad_rad Follow @mad_lad_rad: https://www.instagram.com/mad_lad_rad/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Follow @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/

About the guest: Vritima Wadhwa @vritima is a leading furniture and industrial designer working relentlessly in the field of architecture, interior design, furniture and more. Project 810 is a Delhi based design studio founded by Vritima Wadhwa in 2013. A graduate in Furniture and Interior Design from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, Vritima has worked extensively in the field of space design. She has been recognized for her work across several platforms, and frequently teaches at NID, Ahmedabad, as a visiting faculty. Project 810 follows a strong process-driven approach of research, exploration and iteration to bring human/experience-centred designs to life. Check their Website: https://project810.com/ Follow @vritima: https://www.instagram.com/vritima/ Follow @project810: https://www.instagram.com/project810/ Hosted by Bidya Mishra Follow @mis.bidya: https://www.instagram.com/mis.bidya/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions, to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Follow @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/

About the host: Gaurav Juyal @boktya Education Designer Founding-faculty, Institute of Design (JKLU) Former host of Disney Channel's Art Attack Gaurav Juyal is an education designer with focus on learning through senses. He specialises in Animation Film Design and was trained at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. A Tedx speaker, he is popularly known for his role as the host of Disney channel's television series Art Attack. He has been working around the domain of education and learning for over 10 years and has personally catered to more than 10,000 students in person and 3000 teachers online post-lockdown. He loves knowledge-material play and aims at sharing his rich experience in design and expressive arts to children, youth and adults to mutually learn and evolve. Follow @boktya: https://www.instagram.com/boktya/ About the guest: Vaibhav Kumaresh @vaibhavstudios Founder and Director at Vaibhav Studios, Mumbai Vaibhav Kumaresh is an animation film maker and is currently Founder, Director at Vaibhav Studios, Mumbai. Founded in 2003, the studio has created some of India's favourite animated content in the field of TV commercials and channel promos: the Amaron Battery ad campaign, Chulbuli for Clinic Plus, Buladi's AIDS awareness campaign for the West Bengal government, the Vodafone Zumis, Simpoo the angry sardaar math teacher on Channel [V] and Lamput the globally acclaimed, Emmy nominated micro short series for Cartoon Network to name a few. The studio is currently working on its maiden feature film titled Return of the Jungle. A Fine Arts graduate, Vaibhav studied animation film making at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. He is an active committee member of The Animation Society of India (TASI) and is currently the Honorary Secretary of the society. Vaibhav also teaches animation and is a visiting faculty at various animation and design schools across India. Follow @vaibhavstudios: https://www.instagram.com/vaibhavstudios/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Follow @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/

About the guest: Ishan Khosla is a Delhi-based visual artist, designer and researcher with an MFA in Design from the School of Visual Arts, New York. He is a partner at Ishan Khosla Design LLP and The Typecraft Initiative. Having returned to India after living in the United States for over a decade, Ishan is interested in exploring various facets of the contemporary Indian milieu through design. Whether it is to make a digital typeface from an ancient tribal art or an LED light for a primordial water ewer - he is interested in creating new juxtapositions in terms of material, time, function and culture. He is passionate about the value hand made crafts offer us both from a sustainability and socio-cultural context and his initiatives, such as The Typecraft Initiative explore the crossover between craft, design and tech by making digital typefaces from Indian crafts. Typecraft has caught the imagination of organisations world-wide. Ishan has spoken about the initiative at Typo Berlin and exhibited it at Atelier Muji Ginza in Tokyo, at the London Design Festival and the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum. Follow @thetypecraftinitiative: https://www.instagram.com/thetypecraftinitiative/ Follow @: https://www.instagraindiakangaroom.com/indiakangaroo/ Hosted by : @srishtimitra_ Follow @srishtimitra_: https://www.instagram.com/srishtimitra_/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions, to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Follow @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/

About the guest: An Exhibition Design graduate from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, Wasim Khan is a Director at Lemon Design - 20-year-old premier cross-disciplinary design studio, with over 120 global clients. Wasim passionately seeks connections between design, business, brands, services, technology, culture, society and people. Follow @wasimkahn : https://www.instagram.com/wasimkahn/ About the host: Vivek is the founding & creative director of The Designship, a design & artistic development consulting firm specialising in experiential spatial design. As a design professional and an academic, Vivek constantly seeks a pedagogic relationship in between the two. Vivek aims at taking his inquiries further as a dialogue through tools of scenographic expression. Follow @viveksheth: https://www.instagram.com/viveksheth/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Follow @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/

About the guest: Rahul Mishra is an Indian fashion designer based in Delhi. He won the International Woolmark Prize in 2014 at Milan Fashion Week, becoming the first Indian designer to win the award. The winning collection was sold in stores around the world. In 2008, he was awarded the MTV Youth Icon of the Year by MTV India. The young man who moved out of a UP village and journeyed to Milan works mainly with craft communities in the villages of Gujarat, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh. Mishra's studio has catalysed many experiments with Indian handlooms, weaving silk with cotton, wool with silk, to create new textures and weaves. “Design is the only place where science and art come together and that's what I love the most,” he says. Follow @rahulmishra: https://www.instagram.com/rahulmishra_7/?hl=en Website: https://www.rahulmishra.in About the Host: Fashion designer Anuj Sharma works mainly in areas of craft development and sustainability. Sharma's other areas include teaching fashion and understanding human behaviour with the help of fashion. He has previously shown collection in Japan, UK, Sweden, and Bangladesh. He is also a regular at Lakme fashion week in Mumbai. Anuj Sharma has come up with a unique method to construct clothes without any machine, tools or stitches technique. It is titled Button Masala. The method has led to the Button Masala collection, which has been shown internationally for e.g. as part of the travelling exhibition Connecting Concepts by Dutch design DFA, and part of the exhibition Bliss at the Taiwan design expo 2011. He has taught the technique of Button Masala to over 20000 people across the world. Follow @buttonmasala : https://www.instagram.com/buttonmasala/?hl=en Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions, to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Follow @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/

About the guest: Debbie Millman is an American writer, educator, artist, curator, and designer who is best known as the host of the podcast Design Matters. She has authored six books and is the President Emeritus of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) and chair and co-founder of the Masters in Branding Program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She was previously the editorial and creative director of Print magazine. Follow @debbiemillman: https://www.instagram.com/debbiemillman/ Hosted by: Ananya Khaitan About the host: Ananya Khaitan is a graphic designer and writer. His work has been recognized by the likes of D&AD, Art Directors Club, Design Indaba, Forbes India 30 Under 30, CII, and Kyoorius. Follow @ananyakhaitan: https://www.instagram.com/ananyakhaitan/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Follow us on Instagram @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

About the guest: Upamanyu is an animation filmmaker who works on short films, feature film previsualization, title sequences and music video. He takes a stab at comics and illustration on occasion. He is a partner at @ghostanimation and co-director of @wadefilm. About Ghost Animation: Ghost Animation is a collective of animators, artists and filmmakers from all over India based in Kolkata, brought together by their love of films and creation. In their cosy Kolkata studio, they've built a space where people with wildly different skillsets come together and inspire each other to do better. Some amazing artists from all over the country have enriched this space with their collaborations. They've started work on an animated series, and a feature length animated project alongside their First Flight Animation Tour - a screening of four original animated films across various cities in the country. Check out their website : https://ghostanimation.in/ Follow @upamanyubhattacharyya: https://www.instagram.com/upamanyubhattacharyya/?hl=en Hosted by : Srishti Mitra Follow @srishtimitra_: https://www.instagram.com/srishtimitra_/?hl=en Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions, to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Follow @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/

About the guest: Shweta Ratanpura is the first-ever Indian female to win a medal at WorldSkills event in Russia's Kazan. A graphic design student from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad she has made the entire nation rejoice with the victory. She is an avid traveller and has represented India in various platforms. Apart from international recognition, she has bagged many national and local level awards in the same field. It is her dedication and determination that at such a young age she has achieved a lot, making her story worth sharing. Follow @chalo.kahi.chale: https://www.instagram.com/chalo.kahi.chale/?hl=en Hosted by: Shriya Agarwal Follow @shriya_with_an_i: https://www.instagram.com/shriya_with_an_i/?hl=en Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions, to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Follow @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/

About the guest: Sandeep Sangaru holds a postgraduate degree in Industrial Design with specialization in Furniture Design from the Nation Institute of Design (NID) in Ahmedabad, India. He also holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. After graduating from NID, Sandeep co-founded "Digital Force", a special effects studio based in Hyderabad, India. During this period he worked on various projects in special effects, production design, product development & design in the area of camera rigs and production rigs. He also explored cinematography and worked as an assistant cinematographer for feature films. Sandeep is passionate about Photography and Filmmaking and is always on the lookout for opportunities to explore these mediums to document the fascinating ways of life in different regions and cultures. Follow @sandeepsangaru: https://www.instagram.com/sandeepsangaru/?hl=en Hosted by Bidya Mishra Follow @mis.bidya : https://www.instagram.com/mis.bidya/?hl=en Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions, to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Follow @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/