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Vikas Satwalekar at the POOL Show, Pune
Remembering a Great Teacher We recently lost Vikas Satwalekar, one of the best design teachers we have ever had in India, and a friend and mentor to me and so many others. As Executive Director of NID, and Head of its Visual Communication program, he made a deep impression on his students, leading them on to much success in their later lives. He had a unique style that helped build a lasting rapport with his students, even while teaching them valuable lessons. Here are a few tips for design teachers seeking to learn from his considerable experience:
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Be an assertive teacher: Vikas was like a very strict parent. He always supported students but pushed them to do better. Be a friend, but don't go too far: When we were students, Vikas was friendly, but he remained a teacher.
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Connect information with stories: Vikas was a superb storyteller. It was fascinating to sit around and hear him speak. His stories on how color behaved when in the company of other colors taught us so much more.
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Connect with student lives: Vikas would always ask about our different experiences and connect with them. Time is precious: It wasn't easy for students to get his time. We all knew he was busy, far busier than just teaching us. When he gave time, we never failed to turn up.
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Explain yourself: Vikas had patience, and he showed that very well. He made me do a color exercise over 52 times, and every time he would tell me what was missing. We wanted to get it right every time.
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Teach in many ways: Once he took me to the library, two floors up from where our class was, to show me a picture of a painting from a book. He would quote artists, movies, and music to get his point across. Be firm: He was gentle but demanding. Students loved him for that. It wasn't easy to get past him by making up stories. Let students see your human side: Everyone saw him working late nights in studios over projects. Believe in your students: He never ignored anyone. He listened and gave enough time to all of us. Sudhir
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ILLUSTRATION
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Digital caricaturist and illustrator Uday Mohite uses his art to raise awareness about social issues that bother him
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ARCHITECTURE
Manuni Patel, one of the eight founders of Compartment S4, tells us how the young architects are committed to introducing a hands-on element to their work in underserved parts of the country
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FASHION
Anvita Sharma’s clothing line breaks gender stereotypes, allowing the wearer true freedom from the strictures of society
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JEWELRY
Despite creating some highly acclaimed lines of jewelry, Pallavi Foley believes her best is yet to come
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BABYWEARING
Chinmayie Bhat launched her own line of ergonomic baby carriers in an attempt to promote the concept of attachment parenting
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Self-taught cartoonist and illustrator, Rohan Chakravarty has put together what is possibly the largest collection of cartoons on wildlife and environment on the web
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LIFESTYLE
Shivangini Padhiyar and Rekha Datla teamed up to design responsibly made clothing and homeware under their evocatively named brand, The Summer House
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Vasant Nath has an insatiable curiosity about people that gives a different perspective to his work as a writer and film maker How did your tryst with writing, direction and films begin? VN: I was an English Honors student at St. Stephen’s College (Delhi) from 19982001. Thereafter I went to the University of Cambridge from 2001-2003. I had done theater in both places and after my sociology degree I thought a career in news and media was the logical next step but somewhere I knew that I wanted to be on the creative side of things; since I had directed plays, I decided to apply to film school. The application process included a requirement to write film scripts and when I did that I found that writing films brought together so many fields of my interest – research, sociology, history and also some kind of esthetic presentation. I had not yet developed a skill in photography, which was to grow into my passion, but I was extremely interested and that’s where the journey began. Tell us about your commitment to your current medium/format. VN: My main occupation is writing scripts for narrative, dramatic series. My first big engagement was Sacred Games Season 1 for Netflix. I’m currently writing a show for Amazon. I’ve also written quite a few feature films, none of which have been made yet. I wrote them on spec. I also wrote them on commission for other writers. So, while my training has been in feature film format, I learnt on the job while writing Sacred Games, which came to me because of the trust my longtime friend and colleague, Vikram Motwane, placed in me. It was a very
steep learning curve and I’m very much still learning. I like to work in-parallel between feature film projects and long form narrative, episodic series because I feel that one skill informs the other. The insights that you get in one get applied to the other, and it keeps your mind robust and active and jumping between, always improving, and I like it that way. How do you deal with the conceptual difficulty and uncertainty of writing and creating new work? VN: I think that one has to stay motivated, and inspired. Uncertainty only arises when your cup is empty, and for me the way to remain inspired is to keep reading. I feel that not enough writers around me have a commitment to reading anymore. I try and keep my reading very wide and depend on a lot of sources to guide me. I really follow my nose when it comes to choosing books and I’m usually reading things that are completely unrelated to anything I’m writing.
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"This was last year, I was sitting with Vikas in his beautiful home-studio. He was explaining something to my son and we were listening to him spellbound. There was this beautiful patch of sun which lasted only a few minutes. Unfortunately I did not have my camera with me, therefore this is the best I could do with my phone." - Oni Sen
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