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Waste not
Attero recycling provides an environmentally-friendly solution to the increasing problem of e-waste disposal.
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Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2013
Here are the 20 projects shortlisted for the 2013 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
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Art for India
India's first-ever biennale, the Kochi-Muziris Biennale starts today and will run for three months, aiming to put Kochi on the world map of culture.
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Akshat Verma on breaking rules and expectations when writing for the screen
Akshat Verma reveals how his work is shaped by his raw experiences, as well as influences from various cultures.
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20Q: Akshat Verma
Writer and filmmaker Akshat Verma identifies himself with a sloth, crossbred with a tiger, and gives advise to wannabe screenwriters.
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Belly laughs
Shit happens in the Bollywood version of the Hangover movie! The writer of Delhi Belly will be speaking at Design Indaba 2012.
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Akshat Verma
Writer
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Filmmaker
Akshat Verma is a screenwriter, who shot to fame with Delhi Belly, a film that is often referred to as the Bollywood version of The Hangover.
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Endemic systems
Known for its chaotic masses and vast economic disparities, Mumbai’s slums do not need a bulldozer but an alternative perspective.
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Elsie Nanji
Creative Director
Elsie Nanji is managing partner at Red Lion Publicis and one of IMPACT 50's Most Influential Women in Indian media, advertising and marketing in 2012.
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Illustrations from India
Kedarnath Gupta is an Indian illustrator who makes all his work by hand. Yes, just with pencil and paper! Take a look.
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SMS answers from Kiran Bir Sethi
Designer, teacher and education reformer Kiran Bir Sethi answers the SMS questions addressed to her during Design Indaba Conference 2011.
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Kiran Bir Sethi
Education Activist
Kiran Bir Sethi is the founder and director of The Riverside School in Ahmedabad, India, and founder of Design for Change, and aProCh.
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Be the change at DI2011
She's turning school education on its head and making it relevant in a real world context, through design thinking. Meet Kiran Bir Sethi.
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I can
What would happen if school children in India started designing solutions to social problems? Something very significant...
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Brand the nation
Part textbook, part industry manual, Nation Branding examines what it means to be a nation.
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Joy to the wall
There’s nothing like a little paint to jazz things up. Amateur Indian creatives are taking matters, or paintbrushes, into their own hands.
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Benefitting from bamboo
A new range of furniture makes optimal use of bamboo as material while also employing local artisans from an Indian village.
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Zeenat
They don’t make them like they used to. Zeenat Aman was always going to get the attention she enjoyed.
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Yesterday
It’s gone.
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Water: On the front
What caused a water riot and water-logged Delhi at the same time, asks Pradip Saha.
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Villains of Bollywood: Hail Mogambo!
They were iconic and unforgettable. They had unique styles and distinctive personalities. They left an indelible mark on Bollywood.
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Uniform
Uniforms express ideals, or the lack of them.
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Typography
The typography in India has always reflected its dynamism.
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Sari: A mighty fine tradition
If someone tells you the sari is back, don’t believe them. It never went away in the first place.
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