"Tantu 2017"

The Graduation Show presented by 37 graduating students from the department of Textile Design on 23rd May'17 at Hotel Patliputa Exotica during 2:00-8:00pm.

Video and Photography Credits: Pixel Box Creation, Patna

Tantu 2017

“Tantu 2017” the graduation show of Textile Design Dept. - NIFT Patna, was organised on 23rd of May’2017 at Hotel Patliputra Exotica, Patna.

Sh. Saket Kumar, IAS, Director Handloom & Sericulture –cum- Joint Secretary, Govt. of Bihar was the esteemed Chief Guest for “Tantu 2017”.

He inaugurated the exhibition. After inaugurating the exhibition he visited each of the stalls put up by students. He was keenly interested to know the concept behind each collection. He spoke to each graduating student about their collection. The students were very enthusiastic in presenting and showcasing their design collection.

The event was attended by invited dignitaries ranging from bureaucrats, business owners, artisans, entrepreneurs, and patrons from press and media. Parents, friends, faculties and other students of NIFT Patna also attended the event. The work displayed at Tantu 2017 was highly appreciated by one and all.

The event started with lighting of the lamp by the esteemed Chief Guest Sh. Saket Kumar, IAS and Professor Sanjay Shrivastava, Director NIFT Patna followed by unveiling of Graduation Brochure.

It was followed by the Introduction of NIFT and about the Textile Design batch of 2013-17.

Prof. Sanjay Shrivastava, Director NIF T Patna while addressing the gathering said “In 2012, I had board meeting at HO where I was fighting for staring Textile Design at NIFT Patna, and today I stand tall, proud and emotional. It comes to me naturally. Textile Design batch has made me proud because of the work. The work they displayed not only for the campus but for the state. The kind of response that this Textile batch received from the industry is phenomenal. The Textile Design department has done a marvellous job with the scarce available resources. I have a small but a fabulous team. And each of students today is an extended team. I am very thankful to each parent for having faith. I am very proud of the student’s achievements. It is nothing less than a picture perfect for me. Wish you all the best. Enjoy life. Leave your footprints- design prints and weave the magic of what you are supposed to do. ”

Sh. Saket Kumar IAS, while addressing at the august occasion said “today when I leave this event, I leave being a little more educated. The story behind each of the collection is very impressive. Congratulations! to each student for your splendid performance and congratulations to team NIFT Patna for putting up very good work.” Addressing to students he said “Till now you had a protected sort of an atmosphere in which you were. So you could make a design and if that design is nice design, better than others, your faculty will access you for that. Life many times is not this fair when you go out of the campus. Life many a times is not so welcoming. It can get raw. So what do you do then? Follow your dreams, everybody tells you. But is it that simple? Many a times you would see, this organisation, want a certain kind of a design. My designs are like wonderful, amazing, these guys don’t understand. So what do you do? Fight for it or cut yourself into another brick of the same size, another brick in the wall. All of us are like a bottle of medicine which comes with an expiry date. Be it our workplace be it anywhere else be it our lives. No matter how safely you lead your lives, it ultimately is the journey to the grave. So I encourage you to take decisions where you are able to make a difference.

Be scared but be scared a little less. It is the fear which helps us survive. But do follow your heart. Be courageous to take tough decisions. Live life to the fullest, value friendship, value relationship, value your faculties and leave your imprints. You all have done a wonderful work. Let this work show in everything you do.”

On this occasion Mr. N.S. Bora, Joint Director, NIFT Patna congratulated all the graduating students of Textile Design. He was highly appreciative of all the textile design faculties for motivating the students to perform exceptionally well. He also encouraged the graduating students to guide juniors and consider the option of coming back to NIFT as faculties in future.

Mr. Kunal Singha, Assistant Professor & Course Coordinator – Textile Design, congratulated all students for their marvellous creations and beautiful exhibition. Encouraging the students he said “you all have to be proactive rather than reactive. Accept challenges in life. Take good decisions, do very good work and make us all proud.”

All the faculties from Textile Design were felicitated by the chief guest with a memento.

This is the first batch of students graduating with a specialisation in Textile Design from NIFT Patna campus. There are 37 young, talented and creative design professionals graduating with a four year undergraduate degree – Bachelor of Design (Textile Design) from NIFT Patna campus. They have already made their presence felt in the Indian Textile arena.

As part of the Graduation Project Program of the Textile Design curriculum the students did design projects with renowned textile brands, mills, export houses and design studios, NGO’s exploring the social sector and project under the MSME Scheme of the Government of India. Some of the prominent players of the textile markets have sponsored the students Graduation Project namely- Arvind Mills, Siyaram, Vardhaman, Radiant Exports, Ratan Textiles, Kilol, Portico, Lakshmi Exports, Ritesh-Runit Design Studio, Future Group, Banswara Textiles, Shahi Exports, Jaipur Rugs, Srijani, Foundation for MSME Clusters, Loom Mool, Eco Tasser, Shades of India and likes.

These 16 weeks of Graduation Project is the culmination of the entire learning of the classroom into a final client brief and project. The outcomes of these projects are displayed at “Tantu 2017”, a show to showcase the work of graduating students from Textile Design. The Graduation work is research led (trend research & forecast), market specific (domestic retail & international exports), original work (designing with/ for designers), socio centred (designing for NGO’s) and training led (MSME Projects).

In Tantu, the graduates display their strength, expertise, innovative & creative collection in Home Furnishings, Apparels, Rugs and Carpets and other textile based products and projects. These students with their sheer hard work and dedication have also bagged Pre Placement Offers (PPO) from the best of textile industries.

All the graduating students from Textile Design were felicitated with a memento by the Chief Guest.

Three students bagged the Best Graduation Project Award. They are:

Ms. Rachna Sharma – Best Graduation Project I

Ms. Mariam Hamidi – Best Graduation Project II and

Ms. Joofi Ganga – Best Graduation Project III

The event concluded with vote of thanks by Mr. Kunal Singha, Assistant Professor & Course Coordinator- Textile Design NIFT Patna.

A good coverage of the event was found in local daily of Times of India, Hindustan Times, Prabhat Khabar and likes. Radio Mirchi was the radio partner for the event. Contests were held on Radio Mirchi and the winners were awarded with Tantu 2017 passes. The event was widely covered by print and electronic media.

Textile Design- Class of 2017, NIFT Patna

It comprises of 37 multi talented Textile Designers ready to begin their professional careers.

As Textile Design students they have received inputs in design basics, elements and principle of design, colour theory, drawing and sketching skills, computer aided design skills, material handling, ideation and product development skills. They have learned to design and develop seasonal collection based on R&D / forecast for a range of products incorporating textures, prints, creative weaves, dobby, jacquard, carpets, embroideries and surface ornamentation.

They have worked in the crafts sector completing 4 weeks of craft research and documentation which includes spending 10 days with the crafts person in crafts cluster to research and document the craft.

They also have designed and developed a range of innovative craft based products in collaboration with the traditional crafts people and artisans. The products are based on modern sensibilities so as to incorporate traditional crafts in mainstream.

During the 8 weeks of industry internship, they have learned the functioning and processes involved in designing of textile based products.

For the Graduation Project, they worked with the sponsoring organisation for 16 weeks to develop two textile based collection.

These 37 Textile Designers are ready to catapult to the professional world. Each one having potential to change the world and make it beautiful for others.

We congratulate each one for successful graduation. May you all succeed in all your future endeavours.

As they leave the nest we wish them all the best !