Book Launch : 'Indian Saris: Traditions - Perspectives - Design'

BANGALORE

Venue - Oxford Bookstores
Leela Galleria Leela Palace Shop No. B4 To B8 23 Airport Road Bangalore - 560008
Date - 25 March, 2010
Time - 6.00pm
Chief Guest - Vani Ganapathy
Guest of Honour - Prasad Bidappa


CHENNAI

Venue - Landmark Bookstore
LANDMARK LTD, Chennai Citi CentreNo: 10 & 11, DR.Radhakrishnan Road, Mylapore, Chennai – 600 004
Date - 26 March
Time - 6.30pm
Chief Guest - Gowri Ramnarayan
Guest of Honour - Anita Ratnam

Interesting article: Sketching in the coal mines
http://careers360.com/news/3690-Sketching-in-the-coal-mines

Design for Ilkal Saris

Glimpse from a final year project done by a textile design student of NID, Priyanka Patel

Design for Kota Doria Saris

Glimpse from a final year project done by a textile design student of NID, Lisa Methew

NID Convocation on 8th December, 2009

223 graduating students from 17 UG & PG programmes with NID faculty members assemble in Paldi campus, Ahmedabad for group picture. The occassion is celebrated in traditional Indian attires; men wearing kurta-payjama and women in saris.

Padma Bhushan Sir Mark Tully, eminent broadcaster & writer is the Chief Guest on the occassion this year.

Ms Kaur appreciates 'Indian Saris'

Valuable words of encouragement and a moment of joy that needs to be shared with everyone now. Ms Gursharan Kaur, in her inspiring message sent to Wisdom Tree, has appreciated the book, 'Indian Saris: Traditions - Perspectives - Design', and sends her best wishes for its success. Ms Kaur is the wife of India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

She writes, "I found the book to be really beautiful in design and deep in content. My best wishes on the exquisite piece of work."