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Deshna Mehta

Audiogyan

Baatein

Vaibhav Kumaresh

Shiva Nallaperumal

Ayaz Basrai

Kimya Gandhi

Isha Pimpalkhare

Dilip Prabhavalkar

Anthony Burrill

Wasim Khan

Zipeng Zhu

Sunit Singh

Ajay Shah

Rohan Shivkumar

Uday Kumar

Alicia Souza

Shivaji Das

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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: 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: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deshna1987/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/deshna1987/</a> Follow @studioanugraha: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/studioanugraha/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/studioanugraha/</a> Follow @thekumbhmelaexperience: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thekumbhmelaexperience/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thekumbhmelaexperience/</a> Hosted by Varun Sai Koruprolu Follow @varunsaikoruprolu: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/varunsaikoruprolu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/varunsaikoruprolu/</a> 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 @ <a href="https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/baatein.nid</a> Follow us on Instagram @baatein.nid: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/</a> Subscribe to our YouTube channel: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID</a> Follow us on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid</a>

Live Baatein Session with Deshna Mehta

1\. The first half focussed on the Kumbh itself and the process of making of the deliverables. Now tell me more about some of the content in these deliverables and design systems adopted.2\. In hindsight, what was the most powerful design lesson from having documented the Kumbh.3\. You also mentioned that you published these books. What does it take to publish - how was that aspect for you considering it was your first self published body of work as a studio?4\. What were the failures and what would you do better?5\. What was your personal experience of anchoring this project documentation. Take aways as a designer and as a human being."Being in it and being of it" is a contemporary visual handbook, documenting experiences and conversations from one of the largest faith gatherings on earth, the Kumbh Mela of Allahabad in 2013\. The anthology of writings within this compilation has been segregated based on 8 underlying themes that appear consistently throughout the experience at the Kumbh Mela. These translate into 8 individual volumes, each of which corresponds to a theme.

1\. The first half focussed on the Kumbh itself and the process of making of the deliverables. Now tell me more about some of the content in these deliverables and design systems adopted. 2\. In hindsight, what was the most powerful design lesson from having documented the Kumbh. 3\. You also mentioned that you published these books. What does it take to publish - how was that aspect for you considering it was your first self published body of work as a studio? 4\. What were the failures and what would you do better? 5\. What was your personal experience of anchoring this project documentation. Take aways as a designer and as a human being. "Being in it and being of it" is a contemporary visual handbook, documenting experiences and conversations from one of the largest faith gatherings on earth, the Kumbh Mela of Allahabad in 2013\. The anthology of writings within this compilation has been segregated based on 8 underlying themes that appear consistently throughout the experience at the Kumbh Mela. These translate into 8 individual volumes, each of which corresponds to a theme.

8: [ACS 05] Documenting Kumbh Mela with Deshna Mehta - Part 2

1\. What is the Kumbh Mela?2\. What made you document the Kumbh Mela? How many have you documented this far?3\. How did you go about doing this? Processes you followed and also perhaps a few points on how collaboration was integral in conceiving this documentation.4\. Your practice is a design practice with a focus on communication design - then where does content and documentation feature in the realm of design?5\. What were the deliverables and describe them a little bit. Why did you name the Kumbh Allahabad volumes 'Being in it and Being of it' along with the 8 names that each of the volumes hold - and also why 8 volumes specifically?6\. What was your role in the making of the documentaries?To give listeners a quick background about Maha Kumbh Mela experience project: "Being in it and being of it" is a contemporary visual handbook, documenting experiences and conversations from one of the largest faith gatherings on earth, the Kumbh Mela of Allahabad in 2013\. The anthology of writings within this compilation has been segregated based on 8 underlying themes that appear consistently throughout the experience at the Kumbh Mela. These translate into 8 individual volumes, each of which corresponds to a theme.To buy this book - http://studioanugraha.com/Being-in-it-and-being-of-it

1\. What is the Kumbh Mela? 2\. What made you document the Kumbh Mela? How many have you documented this far? 3\. How did you go about doing this? Processes you followed and also perhaps a few points on how collaboration was integral in conceiving this documentation. 4\. Your practice is a design practice with a focus on communication design - then where does content and documentation feature in the realm of design? 5\. What were the deliverables and describe them a little bit. Why did you name the Kumbh Allahabad volumes 'Being in it and Being of it' along with the 8 names that each of the volumes hold - and also why 8 volumes specifically? 6\. What was your role in the making of the documentaries? To give listeners a quick background about Maha Kumbh Mela experience project:  "Being in it and being of it" is a contemporary visual handbook, documenting experiences and conversations from one of the largest faith gatherings on earth, the Kumbh Mela of Allahabad in 2013\. The anthology of writings within this compilation has been segregated based on 8 underlying themes that appear consistently throughout the experience at the Kumbh Mela. These translate into 8 individual volumes, each of which corresponds to a theme. To buy this book - <a href="http://studioanugraha.com/Being-in-it-and-being-of-it" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://studioanugraha.com/Being-in-it-and-being-of-it</a>