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Baatein Conversations and talks on design, environment, society and everything in between straight from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. Going LIVE Now!

A warm welcome to the online presence of Baatein! Baatein acts as a platform for interactive sessions between professionals from the world of art & design and the NID community. In accordance with the inter-disciplinary approach of NID education, we invite speakers from diverse backgrounds to share their work through the medium of talks, presentations and informal discussions. Do share your opinions and ideas :)

23/02/2026

SANDBOX Details Below 👇

Dates : 28th February - 01st March
Venue : NID AHMEDABAD Campus.

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22/02/2026

Fest Details Below 👇

Date : 28th February to 01st March
Venue : NID AHMEDABAD CAMPUS.

Filled with exciting stalls, workshops, talk shows, and much more. ✨✨

See y'all soon 🔥

19/02/2026

Sandbox is here!!!

Music used: On Top of the world By Tiger Run.

02/10/2025

Baatein Session with Dhimant Vyas !

From Shaun the Sheep to Taare Zameen Par, from Aardman to IIT Bombay – the legendary animator Dhimant Vyas is coming to campus ! Join us for an inspiring session on the art of storytelling through animation.

Date : October 3rd, 2025
Time : 5:00pm
Venue : Auditorium

We are delighted to present Anil Reddy as our Guest Speaker for Baatein Fest 2024 design is the Founder and Design Direc...
15/09/2024

We are delighted to present Anil Reddy as our Guest Speaker for Baatein Fest 2024
design is the Founder and Design Director at Lollypop Design studio. Focused on the journey and not the destination, he is an artist by heart, designer by soul and nd entrepreneur by choice.
design is a research driven design studio that is restructuring the way we think about the digital experience. They use scalable, sustainable and futuristic solutions to bring the most creative and extraordinary ideas to life.

Baatein Session Details:
Date : 21st September
Time : 5-6 pm
Auditorium, NID

This session is included in the day pass, when you register!

Registrations opening today evening, stay tuned!

A glimpse of Baatein session with , honoured to have him with us.
24/03/2024

A glimpse of Baatein session with , honoured to have him with us.

Most of us are always eager to learn more about how we can combine design with business. This session is for all them an...
22/03/2024

Most of us are always eager to learn more about how we can combine design with business.
This session is for all them and also everyone who wishes to learn more about Design from none other than,

SUDHIR SHARMA

He is known for his brand design work for many Indian Brands. Bajaj Auto, Bajaj Finserv, Varroc, ICICI, Venkies, Standard Chartered Bank, Commonwealth Youth Games 2008, Pune City Branding are some of them.

He is the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the award winning DesignIndia Magazine. He hosts India’s Best Design Awards and an yearly event on design “The DesignIndia Show”

He was on the jury panel of the inaugural Cannes Lions for Design 2008, Adfest Pattaya, Spikes Asia Singapore, Dutch Design Awards, Eindhoven, Design Turkey, Istanbul.

He was a member of the India Design Council, and is Alumnus of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Global Council for Design. He is board member of GDIO (global Design industry organisation). He has been conferred the title role of “Professor of Practice” at the Ajeenkya DY Patil University, Pune.

Join us for an insightful session on:
22 March 2024
Time: 4:30 pm
Venue: HPV Lan, DVC, NID Ahmedabad

Get ready for an insightful baatein session with, RAJESH DAHIYA Co-founder, Codesign brand consultants.Founding Director...
29/02/2024

Get ready for an insightful baatein session with,

RAJESH DAHIYA

Co-founder, Codesign brand consultants.
Founding Director, Creative Lead

Codesign is one of India’s leading independent brand design practices. As creative head at Codesign he has led projects for
iconic Indian brands like Royal Enfield, Tata Motors, Wildcraft, PhonePe, MPL, Godrej, Coca-Cola,
Tata Consultancy Services, UNDP, Titan Watches, Levi Strauss, Reebok, Bacardi and dynamic startups, developing deeply strategic and impactful brand identity systems.

He Graduated from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad with a specialisation in Graphic Design, and Masters programme at Interaction Design Institute Ivrea, Italy with specialisation in Interaction Design. With over 15 years of professional experience in communication design and branding,
Dahiya balances the strategic role of design in businesses and detailed craftsmanship in design ex*****on through creative leadership at Codesign.
He has been featured in press and television interviews for his views on the emerging design sector in India, including Young Turks profiling future leaders from India on CNBC.

Dahiya has been invited to and presented at national and international conferences, including What Design Can Do (Netherlands),
TEDx (Ahmedabad), Kyoorius Design Yatra (India), Sri Lanka Design Festival, Zeebelt Theatre (Netherlands) and London design Festival.
He has represented India as part of the delegation to explore potential Indo-Dutch partnerships in 2009 and 2010, under the Open Minds programme.
Dahiya was a founding member of the UnBox Festival. More recently, he co-founded Rising to use his skills as a designer, to better the world he lives in.

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Get ready for an insightful baatein session with,RAJESH DAHIYA Co-founder, Codesign brand consultants.Founding Director,...
29/02/2024

Get ready for an insightful baatein session with,

RAJESH DAHIYA

Co-founder, Codesign brand consultants.
Founding Director, Creative Lead

Codesign is one of India’s leading independent brand design practices. As creative head at Codesign he has led projects for
iconic Indian brands like Royal Enfield, Tata Motors, Wildcraft, PhonePe, MPL, Godrej, Coca-Cola,
Tata Consultancy Services, UNDP, Titan Watches, Levi Strauss, Reebok, Bacardi and dynamic startups, developing deeply strategic and impactful brand identity systems.

He Graduated from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad with a specialisation in Graphic Design, and Masters programme at Interaction Design Institute Ivrea, Italy with specialisation in Interaction Design. With over 15 years of professional experience in communication design and branding,
Dahiya balances the strategic role of design in businesses and detailed craftsmanship in design ex*****on through creative leadership at Codesign.
He has been featured in press and television interviews for his views on the emerging design sector in India, including Young Turks profiling future leaders from India on CNBC.
Dahiya has been invited to and presented at national and international conferences, including What Design Can Do (Netherlands),
TEDx (Ahmedabad), Kyoorius Design Yatra (India), Sri Lanka Design Festival, Zeebelt Theatre (Netherlands) and London design Festival.
He has represented India as part of the delegation to explore potential Indo-Dutch partnerships in 2009 and 2010, under the Open Minds programme.
Dahiya was a founding member of the UnBox Festival. More recently, he co-founded Rising to use his skills as a designer, to better the world he lives in.

1st March, 2024
Venue: Auditorium, NID Ahmedabad
Time: 5pm

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HELLO NID! Baatein presents to you..SKETCHBOOK STORIES WITH ALLEN SHAW is an Indian illustrator and storyteller based in...
23/02/2024

HELLO NID!

Baatein presents to you..

SKETCHBOOK STORIES WITH ALLEN SHAW

is an Indian illustrator and storyteller based in Berlin. Traveling and sketching are two of his impassioned affections and he has drawn more than 150 sketchbooks from his travels to Japan, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Italy, France, Croatia, and more. He has also associated with Longform annual, an anthology of graphic stories. A graduate from National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. Shaw continues to paint his “gypsiness” in sketchbooks inspiring travel and art enthusiasts.
Allen has been visiting in many institutes like CEPT, MIT, Riyaaz Academy, etc.

BRING YOUR SKETCHBOOKS, COLORS AND GET A CHANCE TO INTERACT WITH ALLEN THROUGH ILLUSTRATIONS!! 😊😊

11am-12pm | 25 February, Sunday
Auditorium, Ahmedabad Paldi Campus.

HELLO NID! Baatein presents to you...KIRAN BIR SETHIKiran Bir Sethi is a designer who became a teacher, a principal who ...
27/01/2024

HELLO NID!

Baatein presents to you...

KIRAN BIR SETHI

Kiran Bir Sethi is a designer who became a teacher, a principal who grew into an education reformer and subsequently morphed into a social entrepreneur. A trained graphic designer from the National Institute of Design, she comfortably uses the language of design – iteration, prototype, design specs – to develop not only curriculum innovation, but also community-based social programmes.

Sethi founded the award winning Riverside School in Ahmedabad, India, in 2001. Riverside, is viewed as a laboratory to prototype design processes that uses a systems approach to build a culture of empowerment, graduating young citizen leaders with an ‘ I CAN Mindset’ – using their agency for the greater good.

29th january
Monday
5PM | Auditorium | Paldi Campus.

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