Second ‘Design Celebration’ held at Indian Design School
Mangaluru: The Indian Design School hosted its second ‘Design Celebration’ on Saturday, 31st August 2019 – a monthly event where it invites award-winning, celebrated architects and interior designers from across the country for conducting talks on design, projects and professional practice.
“It serves as a platform where exchange of ideas and knowledge takes place to inspire young and creative minds to achieve excellence. The talk is generally followed by the presentation of the event sponsors” a statement from the school said.
On Saturday, Ar. Chethan Kamath was invited as the guest speaker, with ‘AK Group’ as the event sponsor. Chethan Kamath is an award-winning practicing architect and interior designer. He is the founder and Chief Architect of Planz Unlimited – Architects and a member of COA. A graduate from Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), he has been practicing independently from past 18 years – giving him a strong insight into various aspects of project conceptualisation, design development and detailing. He won the Ultratech Award for Best Architect in residential design for two consecutive years.
The theme of the event was “Practical Approach to Interior Design in Academics”, where Kamath presented some of his best projects and the challenges behind each with a twist of academics in it. “The talk provided the students with an in-depth understanding on materials, construction management and project execution. A question-answer session was conducted at the end of the talk which gave the students a further clarity on finer details of design” a press release by the school stated.
The Talk was followed by the presentation of AK Group by Dr. Prashanth M.A. (Director of AK Group), who gave a detailed information on the plethora of products offered by the company to architects and interior designers. The presentation was followed by another question-answer session on the request of the students to know more about the details of their new products and those yet to be launched. The event was also joined by Naushad A.K., director of the AK Group of Companies.
The AK Group conducted the ‘Carpentry Workshop’ for the students of IDS in the afternoon where the carpenters performed a live demonstration of the construction of panel and flush doors. This was followed by the students constructing similar doors in groups, under the aid and supervision of the carpenters. The students found the workshop to be a “never-before-experience packed with fun, learning and practical experience.”
The event concluded with Kamath, Dr. Prashanth and Naushad A.K. being awarded the certificate of appreciation by Chairman – Ar. Mohammed Nissar, Director – Dr. Nafeesa Shirin and Principal – Ar. Ramnath Nayak of Indian Design School.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
