Browsing M Des Project Reports by Subject "India"
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Bhavai on Bhavai
(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2007)The starting point for this project was the premise that folk arts are perishing and they need to be preserved. However while reading some of the leading researchers’ works, it was realized that there were counter views ... -
Body sense: towards a sensible approach to health and body image
(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2009)Body sense is a website intended as a platform for young women to help them identify and respond to the conditions in their lives that contribute to their confused body images, eating disorders and related problems of ... -
Christianity and Kathakali: Dance - drama of Kerala
(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2009)Kathakali and Christianity have long been associated with the state of Kerala. Both have had their own independent identity. Since Kathakali was not an art form that portrayed the Biblical stories and it was confined within ... -
Darshan on the highway: urbanisation and popular religion in contemporary Ahmedabad
(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2009)Darshan on the Highway is a multimedia news story which is incorporated in a news website. It brings out the quality and characteristics of New SG Highway. In the recent years a new lifestyle has emerged on account of ... -
Dekha andekhi: kaal aur kala
(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2011)I wanted to make a documentary on the many challenges facing the Chhipa community of Sanganer and develop the argument that consumer’s lack of knowledge about the richness and value of this craft is also a factor contributing ... -
Devo athithi bhava-athithi devo bhava: an event where God come in as guest and guest comes as God
(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2009)“Devo Athithi Bhava, Athithi Devo Bhava” is an exploration of a unique cultural phenomenon which leads to social, political and economical context of the place. It focuses on the festival “Dusshera in Kullu” where the Gods ... -
Fishing in common waters: fishing communities in coastal Gujarat
(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2015)This report presents the design of a Graphic Novel as a storytelling medium; communicating ideas visually. The design project was initiated with an aim of communicating culture of coastal Gujarat to the rest of Gujarat ... -
Fist tales: cuisine of coastal Gujarat
(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2015)The project focuses on an aspect of what UNESCO defines as the “ intangible cultural heritage of a country or a region”. It explores at the culinary heritage of Coastal Guajrat. One of the predominant elements of Gujarat ... -
Gondi art: music on canvas
(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2011)The project attempts to create a digital experience for explaining the transitions faced by Gondi-art regarding their art forms. The purpose behind this project is to make artist and art enthusiasts, aware about the art ... -
I believe
(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2011)People Believe, They believe in God, religion, relationships, aliens, ghosts, politicians… We believe in everything and anything, which could help us get through or prevent us from bad luck, bring in money, preserve our ... -
In search of ...clear skies
(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2015)The project title is “In search of … clear skies” The LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community who are largely marginalized and have no legal status in societies like India have had to strive to communicate ... -
Inside a weekly haat: impressions from Chhota Udaipur
(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2007)In- project "Inside a Weekly Market- Impressions from Chota Udaipur,” is a study of a rurual market of India. This project focuses on the pattern of the social organization of the sellers in the haat of Chhota Udaipur ... -
Kavya ki parchhai: Pandavani
(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2011)This project is set about to deliver the information in a form of short documentary film which covers all the aspect of Pandavani, showing its journey from being a folk-art to a performing art, including all its symbolism, ... -
Khel mangalagauriche: women and somatic recreation
(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2008)In Maharashtra, there are many rituals and festivals celebrated especially by women. The reason behind performing such rituals is to worship a god or goddess. But the women themselves are benefited from these rituals. The ... -
Kite flying: an Indian experience
(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2006)The project attempts to create a digital experience of the feisty,colorful flavor of Kite Flying during Uttarayan in Gujarat, for the purpose of promoting tourism and the State sponsored festivities that take place during ... -
Moving canvases: truck as a new medium
(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2008)The most common sight of daily life in India consists of the omnipresent truck that travels on the highways all across the nation. For everybody on the road, truck is a commonplace sign of thriving overland transport ... -
Nameless workers: who build our cities
(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2015)My project is based on the premise that there prevail certain social and cultural constraints among the construction worker community. Construction worker get the worst treatment, mainly because of the nature of their jobs. ... -
Patola: the ikat of Gujarat
(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2014)Any discussion of Ikat weaving in Gujarat begins and ends in the Patan Patola. The Patan Patola is indeed the finest representation of the ikat in Gujarat and also the most expensive in the market but, the Ikat of Rajkot ... -
Pichhvai ke pichhey: behind the Pichhvais
(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2007)The Project is an attempt to explore beyond the evident. It imparts the knowledge about the utilization of background that gives context to foreground. The Art form of Picchvai (Painted backdrops of Nathdwara) as a ... -
Ragpickers: a documentary film on recycling in Ahmedabad
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