Hey guys, I bring to you a new episode of Awakening Indian Design where I speak to Diana Albarran Gonzalez on decolonising design, her Phd thesis, research, philosophy and some emotion stirring colonisation stories. This is a long podcast and I never thought it would end up this way. However, it was one amazing conversation with Diana and a lot to deconstruct about her identity, her thesis, approach to research, handloom, textiles, weaving community, designer identity, questions such as are artists designers? should decolonisation discourse become mandatory in design schools and so on!! I am too lazy to type. Just listen to this man!

Please pardon me for the audio. I was doing this for the first time and had some technical problems.

For your perusal, here is a link to Diana's Phd thesis. Give it a read!

https://openrepository.aut.ac.nz/handle/10292/13492

Here in episode 3, we will be dealing with the scientific aspect of Sanathana Dharma and its comparison with Western Science. Also, we will be traveling into a bit of history to understand where Sanathana Dharma stands today.  Here are the sources used for episode: 

Explanation of Shiva by Sadhguru https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cozdJ-chY8 

Explanation of Dark Matter by Kurzgesagt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAa2O_8wBUQ 

Prof Rama Jayasundar on Ayurveda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0-Df7CPB7E 

Microcosm and Macrocosm definition from Vivekananda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KhJlItAi9U 

Tesla quote: https://www.anandaom.com/blog/entry/ether-is-filled-with-energy-nikola-tesla

This is a new series within this podcast. The main idea behind this series "Questioning the unquestioned and imagining the unimagined" is to address what is being done in the design industry in India and what we can do about it. In this episode I talk about minimalism. Minimalism has been around for sometime. I have questioned its usage in India and what could be done. Do listen and let me know what you think.  

Here are my sources: 

https://reloadyourwallet.com/why-we-need-minimalism-in-india/ 

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/less-is-more-why-affluent-indians-are-going-minimalist/articleshow/66101820.cms 

https://miadanielle.com/what-is-minimalism/ 

https://spyrestudios.com/minimalist-design-a-brief-history-and-practical-tips/ 

https://religionunplugged.com/news/2019/1/16/the-religion-of-marie-kondo-and-her-konmari-method-of-tidying 

https://www.treehugger.com/culture/cultural-concept-ma-heart-japanese-minimalism.html

Hi!!

Welcome to my channel! This channel would be about India and its cultural identity. A journey of discovery of design through the eyes of an average everyday Indian. Thank you for stopping by. Feel free to come out hard with all guns blazing. It would be intersting to read about design from other people considering how fluid design is now.  Also feel free to comment about my voice :D

Here is the link for Decolonising Design: https://www.decolonisingdesign.com/

Here is another important decolonisng movement happening in India that I was not aware of: https://www.dezeen.com/2019/11/14/ind...

And I know that the name 'Awakening Indian Design' doesn't really strike a chord with people. If you can think of a better name, please let me know!  If you would like to follow in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awakening_i...