Mangaluru : Indian Design School hosts AK-Interior Design Wow Awards
Mangaluru: The Indian Design School (IDS) hosted its first College Day with AK-Interior Design Wow Awards (AK-IDWA) 2020 at the Taj Gateway, Mangalore on Friday 7th February, 2020 at 7:30 in the evening.
This event was the first of its kind College Day of any institution in Mangalore as it focused on celebrating design and the recognition of talents that contributed to design. It was an awards night filled with excitement and knowledge sharing; an event that saw some of the most talented individuals in Mangalore gathered at one place to celebrate design.
The AK-IDWA aims to recognize individuals and teams of design background who have made a substantial contribution in the field of innovative designs. It serves as a platform that recognizes the excellence of the work in the field of design which have taken a step beyond the practical purpose of a building. The awards encompass the works of both professionals and design students, with categories ranging from PU students and design students to professionals in the field of residential and commercial design.
The event comprised of not just presenting awards to the winners of AK-IDWA competition but also sharing of knowledge through design talks, popularly known as ‘Design Celebration’ at IDS. The guest of honor and key speaker of the event was Ar. Gayathri Shetty of the esteemed Bangalore-based design firm Gayathri and Namith Architects (GNA) and member of the National Executive Committee of IIID, who gave deep insights in architecture and interior design through several of her award-winning projects. The event was also attended by Ar. Shyamala Prabhu (also a NEC member at IIID), Dr. Kishori Nayak (Professor at Mangalore University) and M. Ahmed (chairman of the AK Group of Companies) along with AK Niyaz (Managing Director) and the other directors of the AK Group – Abdul Razak T, AK Naushad, Dr.Prashanth M.A, AK Nazim, Anil Kumar and AK Sajid.
The Best Designer in the residential villa category was won by Id. A.H. Shahnawaz (Firm: THEME). The Best Designer in the residential apartment category was won by Eng. Meraj Yusuf (Firm: Inland Ornate). The Best Designer in the commercial category was won by Ar. Suprith Alva (Firm: Alva & Associates). The Best Student Designer in the space design category was won by Darshan Chittaranjan & Sumedha Mukherjee (SJB School of Architecture and Planning, Bangalore). The Creative Competition for PU Students was won by Lishawn D’souza of St. Aloysius College (1st Prize) and Dheergha M of Canara Pu College (2nd Prize). The winners of the IDS Design Fest were also awarded during this event. IDWA also included the “Lifetime Achievement Award” which is presented for the meritorious contribution in the field of design. This year it was presented to Ar. K.S. Sherigar, an exceptional artist and architect for his tremendous contribution to the field of arts and education and inspiring and guiding budding talents. All the awards were presented by the guests and dignitaries present at the event.
AK-IDWA also saw the launch of Master Class – a platform to learn new and variety of skills through short-term certificate courses in design, culinary arts, jewellery design, calligraphy and home science aimed for people of all backgrounds who want to learn new skills in short time. The launching was done by Dr. Nafeesa Shirin, Director of IDS and Faria ,H.R Director of The Shepherds International Academy. The planning and execution of the IDS Design Fest and AK-IDWA was done by Ar. Mohammed Nissar (Chairman of IDS), Dr. Nafeesa Shirin (Director of IDS) and Ar. Ramnath Nayak (Principal of IDS). The event was concluded by a grand dinner, courtesy of The Taj, Gateway. IDWA is sponsored by the AK Group of companies, along with Apple Ply and the Indian Design School who have been providing it a constant support over the years.
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Mere breakup not enough for abetment to suicide: Delhi HC
New Delhi (PTI): Merely breaking up may not amount to instigation for a case of abetment of suicide under the criminal law, the Delhi High Court has said.
Justice Manoj Jain made the observation while dealing with a bail plea by a man accused of abetting the suicide of his former partner, who hanged herself five days after his marriage to another woman.
Granting bail to the accused, the court observed that the instigation should be of such a nature that leaves the deceased with no option but to commit suicide.
It said only a trial would establish whether the deceased's "extreme step" was on account of provocation, instigation, "merely on account of her being hyper-sensitive girl" or for some other reason.
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In the present case, the court noted, there was no dying declaration, and the parties were in a relationship for around eight years, during which there was no complaint from the deceased.
The court observed there was a considerable time gap between the date when the parties stopped talking and the date of the suicide.
"Apparently, it seems to be a case of a broken relationship and quite possibly, the deceased, having come to know that the applicant has got married to someone else, has chosen to finish herself," the court said in the order passed on February 24.
"Though broken relationship and heartbreaks have become common these days, mere breaking-up of relationship may not per se constitute instigation so as to make it to be a case of abetment under Section 108 BNS (abetment of suicide)," the court order read.
According to the father of the deceased, his daughter had been trapped by the accused, who pressured her to convert to his religion for marriage, and it was under such pressure that his daughter committed suicide by hanging herself with a chunni in October 2025.
The accused was arrested in November 2025.
The court observed that, according to the woman's friends, she was upset, and they never claimed anything on conversion. The accused had stopped talking to her from February 2025 onwards, it said.
According to the order, the man was let out on bail on a personal bond and surety bond of Rs 25,000 each.
The accused submitted that the parties were in a cordial relationship for around eight years, but the woman's parents were against the relationship since they belonged to different religions.
He alleged that it was her parents who forced her to sever the relationship.
