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New Delhi: Noted educationist and leader of skilling India Dr Darlie O Koshy’s new book titled ‘Runway to Skilled India’ was unveiled at the India Craft Week being held at Bikaner House, New Delhi. The book was unveiled by Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, President Indian Council for Cultural Relations in the presence of Sri Alphons Kannanthanam MP, Former Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism. It is a sequel to his much-acclaimed earlier work “Indian Design Edge”. The book has incorporated for the first time an interactive model with a QR Code for the reader to listen to the entire proceedings of Virtual Round Table which had leading luminaries like Sri Ajit Seth, Former Cabinet Secretary, GoIand Sri Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Manipal Global Education, Dr SubrotoBagchi, Chairman, Odisha Skill Development Authority (OSDA), among others who have dealt with multi-faceted dimensions of the book thus bringing a rich mosaic of ideas and possibilities to realize the dream of �
Pandemic has made craftspeople go digital: Iti Tyagi, Founder, Craft Village
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This year’s event is significant as the pandemic has wiped out the livelihoods of artisans and they have great hopes the event will help them earn some money, Tyagi tells Varuni Khosla in an interview.
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Iti Tyagi, the founder of Craft Village, a Delhi-based social organisation that trains and promotes craftsmen and iconic craft heritage, has been helping artisans to directly supply craft items to businesses around the world. She also organises the annual India Craft Week. This year’s event is significant as the pandemic has wiped out the livelihoods of artisans and they have great hopes the event will help them earn some money, Tyagi tells Varuni Khosla in an interview. Edited excerpts:
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI/NewsVoir): Noted educationist and leader of skilling India Dr Darlie O Koshy s new book titled Runway to Skilled India was unveiled at the India Craft Week being held at Bikaner House, New Delhi.
The book was unveiled by Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, President Indian Council for Cultural Relations in the presence of Alphons Kannanthanam MP, Former Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism. It is a sequel to his much-acclaimed earlier work Indian Design Edge .
The book has incorporated for the first time an interactive model with a QR Code for the reader to listen to the entire proceedings of Virtual Round Table which had leading luminaries like Ajit Seth, Former Cabinet Secretary, GoIand Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Manipal Global Education, Dr Subroto Bagchi, Chairman, Odisha Skill Development Authority (OSDA), among others who have dealt with multi-faceted dimensions of the book thus bringing a rich mosaic of ideas and possibilities to realize th
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Craft Village and British Council organise third chapter of India Craft Week starting February 18
The four-day long event will be organised at British Council and Bikaner House in New Delhi, from 11 am to 7 pm. During the week, specially curated heritage walks across Delhi’s iconic and mesmerising sites have also been planned.
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British Council to organise the third chapter of
India Craft Week (ICW) - ‘
Good Stories Untold’ on Feb 18, 2021.
Craft Village, a member organisation of
World Craft Council has built India’s only craft ecosystem by bringing traditional and contemporary artisans, craftsperson, artists, brands and individual makers to share a common platform, and above all the love for handmade.