Inspire / Discover / Express / Collaborate
Varta is an initiative by IICD to bring together the community of artists, designers, craftsmen and thought leaders through interactive talk sessions.
| Sl No. | Speaker | Topic | Date | Youtube Links | Social Media Links |
| 1 | Petra Valentova (Sculptor & Textile Designer) and Iva Pfeiffer (Fashion Designer), Czech Artist | Art and Craft: Identity and Influence | 21/08/2017 | ||
| 2 | Sonal Sawansukha, Jewellery Designer, Jaipur | Jewel Saga | 15/09/2017 | ||
| 3 | Suresh K. Nair, Faculty, Benaras Hindu University, India | Art spaces and public space: Art turning shabby walls and neglected garbage dumpsites into beautiful wall murals | 31/10/2017 | ||
| 4 | Sushma K Bahl, former Head, Arts & Culture, British Council India. | Living Folk & Tribal Arts-Crafts of India | 15/01/2018 | ||
| 5 | Dr. Jahnvi Lakhota Nandan, Paris, France | Pukka Indian | 15/02/2018 | ||
| 6 | Advocate Devendra Mohan Mathur | Consumer Protection Laws in India | 25/10/2018 | ||
| 7 | Manisha Bairwa & Shammi Nanda | Organic Farming | 26/10/2018 | ||
| 8 | Dr. Berit Hildebrandt, Lecturer at Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany | Ancient texts about silk and the Indian silk trade | 24/12/2018 | ||
| 9 | Dr. Arun Gupta, UMP, Malaysia | Bio-composites, Bio-adhesives and Advanced Materials | 11/07/2019 | ||
| 10 | Abhimanyu Singh, Shilpi Dua & Kush | Sustainable honeycomb paper furniture | 19/07/2019 | ||
| 11 | Kriti Gupta, Avinash Maurya and Shubham (Udaipur) | Jajam baithak (people’s textile) | 30/08/2019 | ||
| 12 | Neha Rao | Printing with air pollutant-SOOT | 13/09/2019 | ||
| 13 | Shilpi Batra Adwani | Sheenkhalai..the blue skin, Costumes of the Pashtun women | 18/10/2019 | ||
| 14 | Rashmi Dhariwal (SETU Consortium) | Role of Designers in Social, Economical & Environmental sustainability | 17/01/2020 | ||
| 15 | Mariel Manuel (Swiss Textile designer) | Understanding design through storytelling | 24/01/2020 | Click Now | |
| 16 | Vivek Agarwal | Art of Living | 07/02/2020 | ||
| 17 | Mojgan Jahanara, Textile Designer, University of Art, Tehran, Iran | Form Creations in Asia & the idea of zero waste designing | 24/02/2020 | Click Now | |
| 18 | Shikha Soni & Aastha Dhandhia (Global Shapers, Jaipur) | Queerious Conversations | 04/03/2020 | ||
| 19 | Ms. Pradnya Deshpande (Psychological Counsellor, IICD) | Stay positive during Lockdown | 19/05/2020 | Click Now | |
| 20 | Prof. Bhargav Mistry (Ex. Dean, IICD) | Profession & Passion a parallel passage | 22/05/2020 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 21 | Dr. Madhu Choudhary (MD Paediatrics Director, IICD) Mr. Giriraj Singh Kuswaha (IAS, Retd.) | Staying Healthy During Lockdown | 26/05/2020 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 22 | "Shri Brij Ballabh Udaiwal (Craft Revivalist, National Award Winner) Prof. Meenakshi Singh (Course Coordinator, FP, UG, IICD) | Indigo The Blue Gold - A story from Sanganer | 29/05/2020 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 23 | Mr. Ravi Kumar (M.A, PGDYT, NDDY, Yogacyarya, IICD), Rashmi Pareekh (Deputy Registrar, Projects & Coordination, IICD) | Staying Fit During Lockdown | 02/06/2020 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 24 | Parul Agarwal (Founder: Kabbish) and Bhavya Goenka (Founder: IRO IRO) | Young Designers & Their approach to entrepreneurship | 05/06/2020 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 25 | Ms. Manya Pandit (Founder: Studio Trataka), Mr. Shiv Sharma (Co-Founder: Studio Trataka) | Designers in the craft sector a candid discussion | 12/06/2020 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 26 | Ms. Vandita Vijayvergiya (Founder: Clay Country), Mr. Abhi Gupta (Co-Founder: Krityam Crafts & Abhyasam Innovations MD continental Furniture) | Art & Design A symbiotic Relationship in Modern World | 19/06/2020 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 27 | Ishani Vashishtha (Co-founder: Ek'nama), Shivangini Rathore (Founder: Studio Malang) | Future is Handmade | 26/06/2020 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 28 | Ms. Neha Agarwal (Founder: House of Finery) Ms. Kirti Bhan (Founder: MEANDMOM Studio) | Understanding Value Creation & Addition Through Design) | 03/07/2020 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 29 | Mr. Abhishek Singhal (Abhishek Singhal Photography) Ms. Gitanjali (Studio Graapha) | The Significance of Branding | 10/07/2020 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 30 | Ms. Rameshwari Kaul (Co-founder: Cotton Rock) Mr. Vinayak Sharma (Co-founder: Cotton Rock) | Body Shape - Perception vs Reality | 31/07/2020 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 31 | Prof. Asha Baxi (Adjunct Professor, IICD) Ms. MoniCa Singh (Fashion Designer, New York) | Power comes from within | 14/08/2020 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 32 | Ms. Pooja Ratnakar (Co-Founder: Potli) Ms, Payal Nath (Co-Founder: Kadam) | Future of Craft: Craft is the Future | 21/08/2020 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 33 | Ms. Madhulika Singh ( Co-Founder: RASA) Mr. Manish Tiberwal (Co-Founder: RASA) | Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication | 25/08/2020 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 34 | Dr. Toolika Gupta (Director, IICD) Ms. Helene Thebault (Head of Study India Studio, L'Ecole de design Nantes Atlantique) Ms. Charlotte Esnou (Head of International Relations, Beaux-Arts Nantes St Nazaire) Ms. Somya Jatwani (Manager, Campus France) | Higher Education in Art and Design in France | 04/09/2020 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 35 | Mr. Basu Vansit (Assistant Prof. IICD) Mr. Naveen Sharma (Tarakshi Artisan) Mr. Ramdayal Sharma (Tarakshi Artisan - National State Awardee) | Tarakshi - the art of metal inlay on wood | 9/10/2020 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 36 | Dr. Madan Meena | Mapping Cultures- art, craft & traditions | 23/10/2020 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 37 | Ms. Radha Kumari- Sikki artisan | Sikii Art | 06/11/2020 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 38 | Mr. Amit Vijaya and Mr. Richard Panda | Handmade Luxury | 27/11/2020 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 39 | Vipin Vishwanath, Puppetry, Kerala | Light enhances shadows | 11/12/2020 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 40 | Ramkishor Derawala- Padmashri awardee block printer, Bagru | Bagru Block Printing-traditions & transition | 18/12/2020 | Click Now | |
| 41 | KiritChitara- Mata ni Pachedi artisan, Ahmedabad | Mata ni Pachedi- the sacred textile | 15/01/2021 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 42 | Shyam Lata- Koftgiri artisan, Udaipur | The royal craft of Koftgiri | 29/01/2021 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 43 | Mr. Abdhesh Kumar Karn | Madhubani- the congruence of tradition & art | 12/02/2021 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 44 | Mr. Ram Jatan Prajapati | Black Pottery- the journey of its evolution | 26/02/2021 | Click Now | |
| 45 | Mr. Deepankar Bhattacharyya | Beyond Business design for social equity | 12/03/2021 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 46 | Mr. Niraj Dave | Pottery meets Design: Collaboration for Sustainable Future | 19/03/2021 | Click Now | Click Now |
| 47 | Mr. Rananjai Singh | Design through lenses | 14/05/2021 | Click Now | |
| 48 | Mr. Chandra Vijai Singh | Design Versatility | 28/05/2021 | Click Now | |
| 49 | Mr. Abhimanyu Singh & Ms. Shilpi Dua | The Creative Journey-from roots to fruits | 23/07/2021 | Click Now | |
| 50 | Ms. Neerja Palisetty | The role of Recycling and Upcycling in Design | 13/08/2021 | Click Now | |
| 51 | Mr. Sandeep Verma | Applied Research & Innovation in Fashion Industry | 27/08/2021 | Click Now | |
| 52 | Ms. Anjali Jain | Living Archives of Hand-Block Printing in Bagru | 21/09/2022 | Click Now | |
| 53 | Mr. Amit Goyal | Journey of Maathani - pottery culture of Theekarda | 14/09/2022 | Click Now | |
| 54 | Mr. Sandeep Varma | Design Thinking, Lateral Thinking and Innovation | 13/07/2022 | Click Now | |
| 55 | Mr. Rituraj | Save Soil | 13/05/2022 | ||
| 56 | Ms. Sonja Picard | Bling therapy | 19/04/2022 | ||
| 57 | Mr. Shivam | An Interactive session on "EMOTIONAL WELLBEING" | 12/10/22 | Click Now | |
| 58 | Sarah Schlosser | Art of the Book | 17/01/23 | Click Now | |
| 59 | Gabie Hugener | Journey with Textiles, Art & Education | 15/02/23 | Click Now |