The Gyaan Project
Episodes
24: Industrial design of the 80’s in India with Ashok Panwalkar
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Ashok Panwalkar with us Audiogyan. He is one of the Senior Product Designer on the Indian product Design industry. Currently he is the Cr...
23: Thoughts on Design Education in India with Dhimant Panchal
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1\. Can you paint us a picture of “Design” education in India? How well know it is in comparison to medicine or engineering?2\. In one of your art...
Ep. 122 - Architecture & humans with Manish Banker
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Manish graduated with distinction from the Institute of Environmental Design, Gujarat in 1991\. Thereafter, he worked at The Osho Commune Internationa...
21: Podcasting, a craft with Amit Doshi & Kavita Rajwade
02 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Amit Doshi and Kavita Rajwade with us on Audiogyan. Amit graduated in 1996 from the Pearson School of Communication at the University of ...
20: What does it take to become a illustrator with Lokesh Karekar
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Lokesh Karekar with us on Audiogyan. He is One of India's leading visual and communications design artist. An alumnus of Sir J.J. Institu...
19: Knowing Puppetry as an art form with Dadi Pudumjee
17 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dadi Pudumjee is a leading puppeteer in India and he is the founder of The Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award...
18: Design and philosophy at Baro with Siddharth Sirohi
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Siddharth Sirohi with us on Audiogyan. Co-founder of a furniture design company called Baro, in Mumbai. From film production design, Bomb...
17: [ACS - 06] NewtonMail made in India loved by the world with Umesh Gopinath
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Umesh Gopinath with us on Audiogyan. Umesh is designer, blogger and Amateur photographer. He is constantly thinking, observing, learning ...
16: Understanding abstract drawings with Sajid Wajid Shaikh
27 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Sajid Wajid Shaikh with us on Audiogyan. He is one of the most sought after Designers in India. Sajid is a self taught visual artist spec...
15: World of Indian graphic design with Pavithra Dikshit
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Pavithra Dikshit with us on Audiogyan. She is a typographer, Graphic designer and presently working in Landor, Mumbai. And this is the wa...
14: Playing with different materials with Aziz Kachwalla
13 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Aziz Kachwalla with us on Audiogyan. Aziz studied to be a Product Designer from the NID Ahmedabad, after graduating with a B.Tech degree ...
13: Dreams of animation world in India with E Suresh
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Suresh Eriyat with us on Audiogyan. Popularly known as E Suresh. He is an Indian animator, director and founder of his animation studio S...
12: Designing with cardboard with Haresh Mehta
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Haresh Mehta with us on Audiogyan. He is the founder of Paper Shaper, a Mumbai-based corrugated cardboard manufacturing firm, and is offe...
11: About ”Mumbai Theatre Guide” with Deepa Punjani
20 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Deepa Punjani with us on Audiogyan. She is a editor, developer and content writer for the well known website “Mumbai Theatre Guide” w...
10: Food styling & designing with Payal Gupta
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Payal Gupta is a chef, food stylist and floral stylist working out of Mumbai. Payal started a company called chefpayalgupta to nurture her love for fo...
9: Indian Memory project and more with Anusha Yadav.
06 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Anusha Yadav is a Portrait Photographer, Brand Culture design consultant, and a curator of narrative, visual and theme based archives and ideas. She f...
8: [ACS 05] Documenting Kumbh Mela with Deshna Mehta - Part 2
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1\. The first half focussed on the Kumbh itself and the process of making of the deliverables. Now tell me more about some of the content in these del...
7: [ACS 05] Documenting Kumbh Mela with Deshna Mehta - Part 1
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1\. What is the Kumbh Mela?2\. What made you document the Kumbh Mela? How many have you documented this far?3\. How did you go about doing this? Proce...
6: [ACS 04] Swiggy’s Design Philosophy and more… With Srinath Rangamani
16 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1\. Everyone in the online designer community speak about the small discount icon which rotates and captures attention while you scroll on the home or...
4: [ACS 03] Blackbuck is designing for technology challenged users - Viraj Verma
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a brand new episode of Audiogyan Case Studies. Today we will be discussing “How Blackbuck is designing for technology challenged users.”...
Ep. 103 - Designing interiors for your city with Ayaz Basrai
02 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Ayaz Basrai with us on Audiogyan. Founder of The Busride Studio based in Goa and Mumbai. Ayaz Graduated in Industrial Design, specializi...
5: Audiogyan turns 2 - Top 5 insights from 2018
27 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to a brand new episode of Audiogyan. I am super excited to announce that today Audiogyan turns 2\. Yes! I started this podcast exact...
2: [ACS 02] : Art behind Sacred Games title sequence with Aniruddh Mehta
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to brand new episode of Audiogyan Case studies, a series that I have started recently. Today I have Aniruddh Mehta with us on Audiogyan. The d...
1: [ACS 01] - ”the table that almost wasn’t” with Ajay Shah
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this new season, I am introducing a new format called “Audiogyan case studies” where I will be diving deep in just one product, case study, ser...
Ep. 100 - India’s Design Hero - Prof. Balkrishna Doshi.
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is the 100th Episode of Audiogyan and I am super honored to have none other than Prof. Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi (Born in 1927). I decid...
49: Understanding materials while designing products with Fenny Ganatra.
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Fenny Ganatra is a founder of Fenny G, a studio based in Mumbai, making industrial products across the globe. Fenny has always been brought up in a de...
48: Thoughts on Design with Sudhakar Nadkarni
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have one of the senior most person of the design world in India. Professor Sudhakar Nadkarni. Prof. Nadkarni studied Industrial Design at the ...
47: Insights into world on Pune Theatre with Nipun Dharmadhikari
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Nipun Dharmadhikari with us on Audiogyan. Nipun is an actor, writer and director. He is one of the most talented and well known faces of ...
46: Art of dissent with Orijit Sen
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Orijit Sen who needs no introduction in the world of arts. He is an Indian graphic artist and designer, comics creator and illustrator. H...
45: Speaking as an art form with Dhanashree Lele - Part 2 (Marathi)
31 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dhanashree Lele is a powerful orator. Being expert in a difficult language like Sanskrit, she conducts many one-person shows in Sanskrit. Dhanashree i...
44: Speaking as an art form with Dhanashree Lele - Part 1 (Marathi)
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dhanashree Lele is a powerful orator. Being expert in a difficult language like Sanskrit, she conducts many one-person shows in Sanskrit. Dhanashree i...
43: Nuances of Toy Design with Suhasini Paul
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Suhasini Paul with us on Audiogyan. An eminent toy designer, post graduate of National Institute of Design (NID) with her specialization ...
42: Understanding murals with Harshavardhan Kadam
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Harshvardhan Kadam with us on Audiogyan. An artist who painted India’s largest mural at Pune’s Yerwada Jail. Harshavardhan has served...
41: Importance of building Design communities in India with Sudhir Sharma
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Sudhir Sharma with us on Audiogyan. Sudhir is a man of many facets: he is a designer, an entrepreneur, a teacher and a publisher. He is t...
40: Furniture design in India with Shrikant Nivsarkar
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Shrikant Nivsarkar with us on Audiogyan. Shrikant is a principle architect of design consultancy organisations “Nivasarkar Consultants”...
39: Nuances of being an actor with Rajit Kapur
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have an actor, director, writer and a legendary theatre person who needs no introduction. Rajit Kapur. He is well known as Byomkesh Bakshi, bu...
38: Nuances of drawing with Nilofer Suleman
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Nilofer Suleman with us on Audiogyan. Nilofer started her artistic career as a cartographer and miniature artist, collecting and recreati...
Ep. 87 - Design of Bangalore with Naresh Narasimhan
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Naresh Narsimhan with us on Audiogyan. He is an Architect, Urbanist, Activist and Creative and is well known for his long-term associatio...
What is DesignUp? with Jay Dutta
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Jay Dutta back with us on Audiogyan. I recently did an interview with him discussing role of design in start-ups. This episode is not a p...
35: Insights into the world of RJ with Shrikant Joshi
22 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
1\. What does it take to become an RJ?2\. When and how did RJing start. A brief history in India?3\. What are the roles and responsibilities of being ...
34: Webcomics and more with Manek D’Silva
15 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Manek D'Silva is an illustrator and designer based in Bengaluru. His work is born from a love for comics, film, and silly humour; constantly exploring...
33: Is it possible to write critically in today’s time with Makarand Sathe
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Makarand Sathe, an architect by profession, has been writing plays, novels, articles and films in Marathi for the last two decades. His plays have bee...
32: Role of design in startups with Jay Dutta
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Jay Dutta with us on Audiogyan. abbreviated to JD, is a Design thinker, doer, evangelist and speaker. An alumnus of the National Institut...
31: Design thinking in Indian context with Ashish Deshpande
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
An Industrial Designer from the National Institute of Design, Ahmadabad, India, He started his design entrepreneurship in 1989 almost 29 years ago, by...
30: Street art movement in India with Giulia Ambrogi
18 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Giulia Ambrogi with us on Audiogyan. She is a co-founder and curator of a non-profit organisation, St+art India Foundation which has been...
29: Insights into English theatre with Rahul Da Cunha
11 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rahul daCunha divides his time between advertising, theatre and travel. On one hand he is running his ad agency, da Cunha Communications where he prod...
28: Furniture design, bamboo and more… with Pravinsinh Solanki
04 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Pravinsinh Solanki with us on Audiogyan. Pravinsinh teaches Furniture & Interior Design at the National Institute of Design. He has worke...
27: Introduction to stop motion animation with Dhimant Vyas (Hindi)
27 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dhimant Vyas is a veteran Animation Film Designer, worked as a creative director at Zynga games India. An alumnus of the National Institute of Design ...
26: Insights into webcomics with Aarthi Parthasarathy
20 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Aarthi Parthasarathy with us on Audiogyan, who is an Indian filmmaker and a webcomic creator. Having grown up in Mumbai and now living in...
25: Theatre and more with Atul Pethe
13 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Atul Pethe, for the past 35 years, he has been highlighting the stories from the fringes through his experimental plays, writings and documentaries. H...
24: Discussing Design and art with Ranganath Krishnamani.
06 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ranganath is a multi- disciplinary designer specializing in illustration, art direction and user experience. He draws inspiration from vintage archite...
23: Cartoon and illustrations with Alicia Souza.
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Alicia Souza is a designer, illustrator and entrepreneur. She did her communication design from Melbourne and then worked briefly with Chumbak. She no...
21: Introduction to sculpture with Arzan Khambatta
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sculptor Arzan has designed some of the most prominent public sculptures in the current time. An architect from Rachna Sansad’s Academy of Architect...
20: Process of designing story books and illustrations with Samidha Gunjal (Marathi)
16 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Samidha Gunjal is an illustrator and animator with distinct drawing style of her own. After doing her Masters in Design with a specialization in Anima...
19: State of animation in India with Vaibhav Kumaresh
09 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Vaibhav Kumaresh with us on Audiogyan. Vaibhav is an animator; the creator of the timeless animated angry maths teacher Simpoo, the cheer...
18: Indian Typefaces with Noopur Datye
02 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Noopur Datye with me on Audiogyan.A graduate of J J Institute of Applied Art, Noopur is a type designer and calligrapher from Mumbai. She...
22: Murals, painting and more… with Amitabh Kumar
25 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Amitabh Kumar lives and works in Bangalore. He is a designer/artist and has worked as a part of the Sarai Media Lab where he researched and made comic...
17: Language and typography with Kruti Saraiya
18 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Kruti Saraiya with us on Audiogyan. Kruti is a graphic designer/ typographer based in Mumbai. The focus of her practice has been to allow...
16: What is Baul? With Uttara Chousalkar
12 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Dr. Uttara Chousalkar with us on Audiogyan. Utarra is trained Hindustani classical vocalist and in passionate pursuit of aesthetics in mu...
15: Landscape of animation in India with Nina Sabnani.
04 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Nina Sabnani is an artist and storyteller who uses film, illustration and writing to tell her stories. She graduated in painting from the Faculty of F...
14: Everybody is an artist - with Ankita Shinde
28 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ankita Shinde is an artist from Mumbai. She runs her graphic design business under her studio name ‘AnotherDayAnotherColour’ in Mumbai and has wor...
13: Insights into Calligraphy and Modi script with Achyut Palav
22 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Achyut Palav with us on Audiogyan. He is one of the most well known and respected calligraphers of India. Studies in JJ School of arts an...
12: Comic strips and more with Ashvini Menon
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Ashvini Menon with us on Audiogyan. Ashvini is a graphic designer, illustrator from Mumbai and did her Masters of Graphic design from NID...
11: Understanding Ergonomics with Prof. Gaur Gopal Ray.
14 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Prof. Gaur Gopal Ray with us on Audiogyan. Prof. Ray has been a faculty member at the Industrial Design Centre since December 1979\. He s...
10: Understanding watch design with Mahendra Chauhan
07 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mahendra Chauhan is Head of Design at Titan. He did his design from NID and is famous for designing Titan Edge watch which is the worlds slimmest watc...
9: Discussing intersection of design, art and philosophy with Miti Desai
28 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Miti Desai is Founder & Creative Head at miti design lab. She is a a Designer, Classical Dancer & Educator. Miti finds that classical Indian dance has...
8: Role of Design in society with Uday Athavankar
21 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Uday Athavankar is a professor in IDC, IIT Mumbai and is on the advisory board of several international research journals.. He has been committed to e...
7: Understanding censorship in Marathi plays with Arun Nalawade (Marathi)
14 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Arun Nalawade is an Indian film and theater personality. He works in all 3 types of medium, stage, television and on big screen as well. His serious r...
6: Different aspects of painting with Sumantra Mukherjee
07 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sumantra Mukherjeeis a trained painter and his primary area of practice concentrates on portrait/figurative imagery of the contemporary cultural influ...
5: Exploring Filmosophy with Amrit Gangar
31 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Amrit Gangar is an Indian film scholar, historian, critic, curator and writer. He worked for the National Museum of Indian Cinema set up by the Govern...
4: Canvas of Thumri with Dhanashree Pandit Rai
24 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dhanashree Pandit Rai holds a Masters Degree in Hindustani Classical Music from University of Bombay. She has trained under the stalwart of the Kirana...
3: Understanding the thought behind plays that voice their dissent with Sunil Shanbag
18 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Sunil Shanbaug with us on Audiogyan. Sunil is an Indian theatre director, screenwriter and documentary film-maker. He worked as an actor/...
2: Conversation with Designer of Everyday Objects, Paul Sandip
10 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Paul Sandip with us on Audiogyan. Paul is an international award winning product designer, alumni of (NID), Electrical Engineer and a Car...
1: Understanding calligraphy and it’s nuances with Prof. Santosh Kshirsagar
04 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Professor Santosh Kshirsagar with us on Audiogyan, Dean of JJ School of Applied arts. He did his Bachelor’s degree in Applied Art speci...
50: Audiogyan turns 1 - Best of 2017
27 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I am very excited to release our 50th episode and also Audiogyan turns 1 today. Since it's inception, I have interviewed 45 people and it has b...
49: Understanding Product and Design with Hrush Bhatt
23 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hrush Bhatt, co-founder of Cleartrip. He is inherently a designer & product guy. He graduated from Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, with Bach...
48: Philosophical perspective on Indian Education System with Vikram Gahlot (Part 2)
21 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Vikram Gahlot is a teacher, thinker and philosopher. He started his career in Webchutney where he was heading the search engine marketing vertical. Bu...
47: Philosophical perspective on Indian Education System with Vikram Gahlot (Part 1)
21 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Vikram Gahlot is a teacher, thinker and philosopher. He started his career in Webchutney where he was heading the search engine marketing vertical. Bu...
46: Kulture Shop and Indian art scene with Kunal Anand and Arjun Charanjiva
15 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kunal is Creative Drector and Co-Founder overseeing the design,. curation snd creative aspects at Kulture Shop. Born and raised in Zimbabwe and them t...
45: Education of typography within Indian landscape with G V Sreekumar
14 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. G V Sreekumar is Head of IDC school of Design at IIT Bombay. He was trained under the legendary Prof. R.K. Joshi while studying Master of Design...
44: Understanding painter’s perspective with Deelip Khomane (Marathi)
13 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Deelip Khomane with us on Audiogyan. Deelip sir needs no introduction for people in the field of arts but for others, he is an artist in ...
43: Introduction to architecture and it’s various aspects with Pavitra Sriprakash
09 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Pavitra Sriprakash is an architect and urban designer with a focus on Sustainability. Pavitra is the Chief Designer and Director at The Global Design ...
42: Introduction to icons with Ameya SK
06 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Based in Mumbai, Ameya SK is a independent graphic designer. A product and user experience designer who dabbles in illustrations as a means of self ex...
41: Understanding relationship between ad filmmakers and creative agencies with Veena Bakshi
04 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Veena Bakshi started her career as an assistant to renowned ad filmmakers Prahlad Kakkar, Mansoor Khan and Dilip Ghosh. She later started her own ad f...
40: Understanding patterns & geometry in design with Aziza Iqbal
30 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Aziza Iqbal is an Indian visual artist, surface design and pattern specialist currently based in Doha, Qatar The quintessential maths nerd and pattern...
39: Introduction to Industrial design with Narendra Ghate
16 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Narendra Ghate with us; Chief designer at Tata Elxsi. He is a product design graduate from IDC, IITB. He started his career in 1997\. An ...
38: Understanding image-making with Manu Ambady
11 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is brought to you in association with Kulture Shop.inManu is originally from Thrissur, Kerala, and now based in Mumbai working as a self ...
37: Insights into illustrations with Mira Malhotra
02 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have Mira Malhotra with us on Audiogyan. She is an artist associated with Kultureshop.Mira is a Mumbai-based visual artist and graphic designe...
36: Understanding poetry with Manav Kaul
28 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Manav is an actor and director born in Kashmir. He started the theatre group Aranya in 2004 and has done number of plays, to name a few, Ilhaam, Park ...
Ep. 35 - Understanding Indie Cinema landscape with Rajat Kapoor.
26 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Gyaan Project, actor, filmmaker and playwright Rajat Kapoor reflects on the meaning, need and challenges of independent cinema ...
34: Understanding Desi-Toys with Swapna Wagh
01 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Swapna Wagh is the founder of Desi Toys. Having worked with big organised retail players like Future group and Shoppers Stop in India for more than 8 ...
33: Is medium really the message? with Gangadharan Menon
30 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Gangadharan Menon gave up advertising after a successful stint of 28 years, He worked with agencies like Trikaya, Rediffusion, Ogilvy and Mather, Mudr...
32: Understanding type design with Shiva Nallaperumal
27 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is brought to you in collaboration with Kultureshop.in About Shiva, Shiva is a Graphic Designer, Type Designer and Illustrator from Chen...
31: Nuances of simple design with Sunit Singh
15 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What does simple design mean? What is lunch and dinner code word? What are important traits of becoming a good designer? How do you become a designer?...
30: What it means to be an artist with Aarohi Singh
11 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
How do you define your canvas? How has that process evolved in years?If your products are one-of-a-kind, how do you define value to it?Can you tell us...
Ep.29 - Understanding stage life characters with Ramu Ramanathan
03 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, playwright Ramu Ramanathan delves into the layered world of theatre—discussing protagonists, subtext, and how plays reflect and inf...
28: Understanding voicing and dubbing in a nutshell with Prasad Phanse
12 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What would you say is the most difficult part of being a voice artist? How difficult it is if you make your switch from acting to purely voicing?What ...
27: Fundamental similarities and differences between Hindustani and Carnatic Classical Music
11 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What are the fundamental similarities and differences between Hindustani and Carnatic Classical Music?Do we have 22 Shrutis in Carnatic Classical musi...
26: Epistemology of voice & music - Part 2 with Pt Shrikant Ranade
04 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What is the correct way of breathing?What exactly happens when you inhale and exhale?Can you train your body to inhale and exhale correctly and also i...
25: Efforts behind effortless acting with Dilip Prabhavalkar
30 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
How did you enter this field of acting, writing and direction?What is the role of body in acting?How did you manage to play so many different characte...