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The convocation for the first batch of NIFT's post-graduates in Textile Design and Development at Taj Krishna showcased creations designed and developed by the students as part of their course.
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EARTH COLOURS: The students experimented with the rich textile history. - Photos: P.V. Sivakumar
IT WAS a moment to cherish for the first batch of postgraduates in Textile Design and Development from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) at Hyderabad.
At Tantu 2K2, 25 women and men, suitably dressed in white khadi silk kurtas and pyjamas, received their certificates at Taj Krishna in the presence of their proud parents.
For the occasion, the students' creations for their respective industry sponsors were displayed. Lovely bed spreads, cushion covers, table mats and upholstery in violets, earthy browns, shades of green and blue designed and developed by the students as part of their graduating course were exhibited.
The Development Commissioner Handicrafts, Rajendran Nair was the chief guest. The Registrar of NIFT, P. Basanth Kumar said NIFT Hyderabad had raced ahead of other centres with the maximum number of awards at the national competitions in textile designing.
Shobhana Sahu, a student said, "it is a great occasion. Since ours was the first batch, when we started we did not even have basic infrastructure like benches and chairs. We saw everything being built up from scratch. Whatever we do, we must see that we keep up the name of this institution."
Students were given awards for Best Academic Performance (G. Samyuktha), Best Diploma Project (Lalith Narayan Sahu), Best Second Diploma project (Shraddha Negi), and Best Display (Nidhi Purwar). Yukti Gupta got a Special Award from the faculty.
According to P.L.Panda, consultant at NIFT, the Textile Design and Development course was introduced amidst speculation and questions as to its viability and suitability, considering the fact that Hyderabad is the only NIFT centre without an active industry presence around it. However, with the back up of the great traditions of textiles in Andhra Pradesh, the developers and promoters of the course had not doubted even for a single moment the applicability and suitability of setting up the department.
FLAMING BEAUTY: Daring drapes.
The students lived up to the name and cause of the course, even as they got an open offer from the Development Commissioner to work for APCO to develop its textiles through their expertise. Textile designers and developers work in proximity with the textile industry. The course in Textile Design and Development is of two-and-a-half year duration, with a totally integrated curriculum blending technology, production, marketing and general management skills with creative design inputs.
The students learn everything about fabric processing from designing, printing and finishing, to coordinating skills in terms of colour and design. The crucial part of the course is the five-month diploma project in association with an industrial client.
This gives the students the feel of the real world, beyond classrooms and theory. It was the products from the last five months of working for a client that was showcased at the Taj Krishna Durbar Hall at the graduating ceremony. Hyderabad can be proud of possessing an institute that can actually live up to the legacy of textiles through time and history. Arpana Singh said, "I came all the way from Allahabad. After this course, however, I want to work in the South, perhaps Bangalore as the south has a rich tradition of textiles."
Shivani Yadav said, "Working for a client was a great learning experience as we got to know what lies outside classes and texts and the practicality of the whole thing. I would love to work on embroidery."
Leena Gohil said she would love to work on handlooms and traditional Indian dyes, and her range of furnishings show the colours of the earth in a project developed for a Japanese market. From the jungles of Africa to the cool shades of green in the backyard, the sky is the limit for these young designers.
R. UMA MAHESHWARI
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