9th Anniversary Soup - 9 bites from 9 conversations.

About this episode

The episode celebrates the 9th anniversary of The Gyaan Project by revisiting key insights from nine conversations.

Today, The Gyaan Project turns 9. And honestly, it feels surreal. Since 27th December 2016, I have been documenting Indian creative wisdom across disciplines and ways of thinking. After 318 episodes, I found myself wondering how to mark this moment and the answer came naturally. So here it is. A small celebration. A warm offering. 9th Anniversary Soup 9 bites from 9 conversations. This is primarily an audio episode. You can also watch it on YouTube if you like. The episode opens with Dr. Uttara Chousalkar from Episode 66, singing a short phrase of Baul music. The episode then closes with a few lines by Mohammad Muneem Nazir (Alif), from Episode 265. The soup brings together these nine questions and voices: What is Design? by B.V. Doshi What is a frame? by Prashant Godbole Should art depict society or should society learn from art? by Varun Grover Is it wise to change your career path in Design? by Ruchita Madhok How was design seen in the 1970s? by Sujata Keshavan What is the measure of a good designer? by Ayaz Basrai Why do we need art? by Rajat Kapoor I hope you enjoy this soup as much as I enjoyed making it. If you would like to give me an anniversary gift - Please share this…

People in this episode

Guests: Mohammad Muneem Nazir, B.V. Doshi, Prashant Godbole, Varun Grover, Ruchita Madhok, Sujata Keshavan, Ayaz Basrai, Rajat Kapoor, Dr Uttara Chousalkar

Topics covered

• anniversary
• design
• art
• creativity
• Indian wisdom

Keywords

• 9th anniversary
• conversations
• Baul music
• design wisdom

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 9th Anniversary Soup, Episode 66, Design

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