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                    |  | List of Presentations |  
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                    |  | Online Interactive Session – M.Des students;  Design Department, Tezpur  University; September 02, 2021
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                    |  | Design, Communication and Media Studies - Are you  future ready?; Online Panel discussion; August 21, 2021; www.universityconnection.in |  
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                    |  | DESIS Labs Forum 2021 - A Bright Future for Asia; Member – panel discussion; Dongseo University, Korea; June 9, 2021  |  
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                    |  | Mind mapping;  Workshop session; SRISTI Summer School on Inclusive Innovation 2021;  May 29,  2021  |  
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                    |  | Industry – A Design Perspective; Expert Lecture; Department of Design, NIRMA UNIVERSITY; April 2021 |  
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                    |  | Humanizing Technology; a Design Approach; Expert lecture; School of Mechanical Engineering; VIT Bhopal University;  October 03, 2020 |  
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                    |  | Online Design Discourse; Industrial design  Symposium; Shaping the future of Industrial design: Impact of COVID-19 on  Industry; Member - Panel discussion; NID_MP, Bhopal; July 22, 2020;  |  
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                    |  | Design thinking and strategy post Covid-19, Instagram  Live @asiandesignerweek, June 22, 2020 |  
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                    |  | Design for Start-ups; Webinar, http://ihubgujarat.in/ ,  31st may 2020 |  
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                    |  | Business and Design Thinking, Executive  Programme in Management, Adani Institute of Infrastructure, 23rd August, 2019 |  
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                    |  | Design for National Competitiveness, Good  design seminar, 15th March, 2019, Chennai Trade centre, Chennai |  
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                    |  | Design Thinking for Customer Experience, Vibrant  Gujarat, Startup and Technology Summit, 2018, 11th October, 2018 |  
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                    |  | Design in India Context; 3rd  national training on Advanced Instrumentation in Ergonomics for Occupational  Health research; 4th October, 2018, ICMR-NIOH, Ahmedabad |  
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                    |  | Design sprint for startups, 12th May,  2018, CIIE, IIM A New Campus, Ahmedabad. |  
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                    |  | Service … a Design Approach, 24th  November 2017, Indian Research Network, Samsung R&D Institute  India-Bangalore |  
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                    |  | Design@Vedanta, 1st May 2017, Hotel Mayfair  Lagoon, Bhubaneswar |  
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                    |  | Digital Education Initiatives, Technology or Pedagogy in Education & Skills training, 7th Annual Indian Education  Conference, 7th & 8th February 2017, JW Marriott Hotel, New  Delhi |  
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                    |  | Creative Economy…what’s in store for us  ??!!! International Conference on Creativity and Cognition in Art and  Design (ICCCAD-2017), 19- 21, January, 2017 at NIMHANS Convention Centre,  Bangalore, India |  
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                    |  | Opportunity Mapping, SRISTI Summer School for inclusive innovation 23rd May to 12th June 2016, |  
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                    |  | Understanding Design 29th  June 2016, STTP on “Current Practice in Mechanical Design” 20th June – 2nd July  2016, Mechanical Engineering Department, Institute of Technology, Nirma University,  Ahmedabad. |  
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                    |  | Innovation and Creativity in Product Design 06th June 2016 STTP on Innovative Product design, L.D. College  of Engineering, Ahmedabad |  
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                    |  | Design in Indian Context 25th  April 2016, Workshop ‘Ergonomics and User Centered Design’, 25th to 27th April  2016, NID, Ahmedabad |  
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                    |  | Role of Design in "Make in India"  & "Start up India" National Symposium,  9th  April, 2016, Gujarat Technological University (GTU) at Chandkheda, Ahmedabad. |  
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                    |  | Design.. towards indigenous       innovations Design Open, 5th March 2016, JN Tata Auditorium, Bengaluru. |  
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                    |  | Design, Design Thinking, Design Education …  the road ahead  10th SIAM Styling &  Design Conclave, 05th February, 2016, Greater Noida, Delhi NCR |  
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                    |  | Design and India… context and prospects International  Design Masters Series, Taichung, Taiwan, 17.10.2015 |  
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                    |  | Social Responsibility for Product Design  SRISTI Summer Innovation School 2015, June  5-25, 2015
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                    |  | Make  in India, Make for India…. a call for Design Engineers National seminar on ‘Innovations and New  Product Development’, 19-20 Feb.2015, Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering  (PCCoE), Pune |  
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                    |  | Design for MSMEs 16th  July 2013, www.mixin.in ,  Srinagar |  
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                    |  | Design Clinic Scheme for  MSMEs presentation at the National MSME Conclave  2014, “Let’s unlock India’s MSME Potential; A New Vision” November 19, 2014,  Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, New Delhi |  
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                    |  | Design for MSMEs; towards  creating employment opportunities special  address at the ‘Design for a Billion’; an International Interdisciplinary  Conference; November 8 - 9, 2014, IIT Gandhinagar |  
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                    |  | Design for MSMEs presentation at the 2nd Indo – German SME forum, Sept. 22 - 23, 2014, New Delhi
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                    |  | Improving Manufacturing  Competitiveness; presentation at the Engineering  Day conference, Sept 14, 2014, SV National Institute of Technology, Surat |  
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                    |  | Scaling Up an Approach; a  design Opportunity presentation at the Design  and degree Show, 2014, Conference, June 27 -29, 2014, VMCC, IIT Bombay, Powai,  Mumbai |  
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                    |  | Creating a Social  Connect;  a Design Approach presentation  at the Interdisciplinary Design Symposium ‘Exploring the Definition and  Practice of Interdisciplinary Design’, May 16 -18, 2014,  Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar,  Doha, Qatar |  
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                    |  | Introducing Design to  Engineering Students presentation at the  Brainstorming Workshop with the State Project Facilitation Unit (TEQIP),  Commissionerate of Technical Education, Gandhinagar, 6th March,  2014, Ahmedabad |  
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                    |  | Catalyzing Innovations; a  Design Approach presentation prepared for a  National Workshop on Design Thinking and Education, organized by IIT Hydrabad,  IIT Delhi and facilitated by MHRD, Govt. of India; 6th November,  2013, Delhi |  
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                    |  | Member, Panel Discussion, National Sizing Standards for India;  National seminar,  NID, Ahmedabad, 7th – 8th August 2013 |  
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                    |  | Design to Empower;  Contextualizing a Design Approach Keynote Address at Design, Development & Research Conference, DDR_2013,  Kumasi, Ghana, 18 – 20 July, 2013 |  
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                    |  | Member, Panel Discussion, Laying the Foundation of  an Ecosystem for Innovation; 2nd MSME  Summit on “Innovation – An Imperative for Competitiveness & Sustainable  Development”,  14th March,  2013, Hotel le Meridian, New Delhi |  
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                    |  | Member, Panel Discussion, Technology session; SME Convention – Growth through Competitiveness;  Vibrant Gujarat Sumit  2013, 12th January 2013 |  
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                    |  | Design – Why and  What ?  presentation at the workshop “Ergonomics and  User Centered Design” , NID, Ahmedabad ; 20th September, 2012 |  
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                    |  | Design & Innovation for  MSMEs Presentation and member, panel discussions,  Regional MSME Conclave 2012, Hilton Hotel, Guindy, Chennai; 22nd  August 2012 |  
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                    |  | Crafting Design Presentation at the Collaborative Seminar “Design Futures, What Next  for Global Design Education?”; 30th January 2012, NID, Ahmedabad |  
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                    |  | Design for Social Innovation  and Sustainability; an Indian Perspective Presentation at the Symposium “Design, a Catalyst of Sustainable  India” ; 27 – 28 January 2012, NID, Ahmedabad |  
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                    |  | Design for MSMEs Presentation at the National Workshop on “Enabling MSMEs to be  Competitive through Quality Tools” ; 13 – 14 January 2012, Vigyan Bhawan, New  Delhi |  
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                    |  | Introduction to Industrial Design, Presentation  to the B.Tech. Sem - VIII students, Mechanical Engineering Department,  Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, 20th April  2011 |  
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                    |  | Design for Crafts; sharing experiences, Presentation at the  National Workshop on Agriculture Tools and Traditional Blacksmithy, Bardoli; 22nd January   2011 |  
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                    |  | Design for MSMEs, Presentation at  Design Sensitization Seminar for Buliding  Materials Association and Furniture consortium, Kannur; 13th January  2011 |  
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                    |  | Design to connect; encouraging Social  Innovations and Sustainability, Presentation at ‘Social  Innovation and Sustainability: International context and opportunities for  Brazil’, inovabr, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 25th November 2010 |  
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                    |  | Service design: a course module steering students  towards newer career opportunities, Presentation at the LeNS conference; Sustainability in  design: NOW! Challenges and opportunities for Design Research, Education and Practice in the XXI  Century, Bangalore, 30th September 2010 |  
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                    |  | Member,  Open Panel Discussion; "Cultivating Innovation: Need for  Better Future"; DA-IICT, 25th September 2010 |  
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                    |  | Applications – Design – Research, Research into Design, UNSW  International Research Workshop, University of New South Wales, Sydney  Australia, 7th September 2010 |  
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                    |  | Design for Sustainability; The Indian Perspective, Research into Design, UNSW  International Research Workshop, University of New South Wales, Sydney  Australia, 7th September 2010 |  
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                    |  | Design  for Innovation, Presentation  to the members of Innovation forum, Ahmedabad, 10th July 2010 |  
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                    |  | Strategizing scope for design, Presentation at the Design Sensitization Seminar for GESIA, Ahmedabad,  18th June 2010 |  
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                    |  | Product Design       Engineering – Curriculum Framework, Presentation at the India Design and Innovation       Education Forum, Bangalore, March 27, 2010 |  
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                    |  | Implementation Approach       for Design Clinic Scheme, Presentation at the Inaugural Seminar on Design       Clinic Scheme for Design Expertise to MSME Sector, New Delhi, February 17,       2010 |  
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                    |  | Imperatives of Design       & technology Interface, Presentation at IIT,       Gandhinagar on 2nd February 2010 |  
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                    |  | Design Intervention for       MSMEs; a Design Clinic Approach, Presentation at the 9th       Design Summit, New Delhi, Dec.16, 2009 |  
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                    |  | Understanding Design, Presentation at ‘Design and Ergonomics’ workshop, NID, November 2009 |  
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                    |  | Imperatives of Design       for MSMEs, Presentation to Development       Commissioner, Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India, May 29, 2009 |  
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                    |  | New       Design Developments for Blacksmithy Products, Traditional Blacksmithy; Present       Trends and Future Prospects, A National Workshop, SVNIT, Surat,
 January 12, 2009
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                    |  | Design       in India;       a Paradigm of Ascension; Presentations       at OCAD, Canada,       KMDI, Canada,       September 2008.
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                    |  | Design       and India; an Experiential Journey, Designs       in South-east Asia -  a       Symposium, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea,May 2007.
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                    |  | Inspiring       Creativity; the Indian Context; Creativity:       Point: Counterpoint, International Conference, DesignEdAsia 2006, The Hong Kong Polytechnic School       of Design, November, 2006
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                    |  | Design Education in the Global Economy a presentation at  the Design Broadband II conference,  and  6th CII-NID Design Summit, December 2006.
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                    |  | ‘Design;  the Indian Context’ ; CII-NID North  East Design Conclave New Frontiers in Design, Shillong, November 2005
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                    |  | ‘New Product Development’ Presentation at the  seminar on Industrial Design, Nirma Institute of Technology, Ahmedabad, 23 Nov. 2004
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                    |  | ‘The  Experiential Tour; Design in Developing Nations’ Presentation at the  International Seminar on Design Education, London, 2002.
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                    |  | ‘Imperatives of Technology Design Fusion’ presentation at the Technology Design Fusion Initiative Workshop, NID,       Ahmedabad, 24 January        2002.
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                    |  | ‘Innovation Culture – Design and       Technology Interface in Global Economy’ Presentation  at the seminar on Crafts for Export,       IICD, Jaipur.
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                    |  | ‘Value Addition through Innovative       Product Design’ presentation       at the Gujarat Plastics Manufacturers Association, Ahmedabad ,  13.10.2001
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                    |  | ‘Competitive Edge Through Design’ presentation at the two day National Workshop on       ‘R&D  - The Changing Scenario’       by IDCF,
 New Delhi,  2001
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                    |  | ‘Value Addition through Innovative Product  Design – A Case Study on Aluminum’ Presentation and publication of paper at  the ‘ALTECH’  International Seminar on  Aluminum, IISc, Bangalore.
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                    |  | Imperatives of Technology & Design Fusion; presentations to  various Industry Sectors, R&D organizations on
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                    |  | Presentations  to various technology institutes on New Product Design and Development  Methodologies. |  
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                    |  | Presentations ‘Design; the NID Way’, ‘Understanding Design’ during design awareness programmes held at  NID for various industry participants. |  
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