Director blogs – Design Institute in India, Arts and Design Colleges & Schools in India -IICD

February 26, 2024

Live Demonstration of Craftsmanship at Amber Fort Jaipur during the visit of Hon’ble President of French Republic H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Macron

Live Demonstration of Craftsmanship at Amber Fort Jaipur during the visit of Hon’ble President of French Republic H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Macron The Indian constitution holds its head high as the constitution of the greatest democracy! It came into action on the 26th of January 1950. Every year 26th January is celebrated as the Republic Day of India, in the Indian capital of Delhi and across the country. Each year, the head of a country, or […]

December 14, 2023

Design and Sustainability in Indian Handicrafts : In the light of The ‘New EducaNon policy’ (NEP 2020)

A lecture for School Teachers, delivered on 14th December 2023 by Prof. (Dr) Toolika Gupta Design and Sustainability in Indian Handicrafts : In the light of The ‘New Education policy’(NEP 2020). It was on a nice warm and sunny morning of the 14th December 2023, when around 40 teachers, who teach art, craft and design in various schools in and around Jaipur came to the premises of the Indian Institute of Crafts and Design. The […]

December 8, 2023

Red Fort -New Delhi

Visit to the inauguration ceremony of India Art Architecture and Design Biennale (IAABD) @Red Fort, New Delhi There was huge traffic on the roads, the craziness of old Delhi Chandni chowk, honking of cars, mushrooming of auto rickshaws near the red fort metro station, and the humbling feeling of being a small human being in this large mass of Indian population, when in my official car, accompanied by my husband, I was trying to find […]