Presented at the get-together planned at Bangalore in celebration of Prof Nadkarni's 75th Birthday.

1. Journey of the Genius

2. Sudhakar… to Sudha… to Nadu...

3. The Person :
Childhood
Schooling
Art & Design Education
Family Life

4. Childhood
Born in a small village on the
coast of Maharashtra.
Studied in a municipal school
in Mumbai.
Became one of the leading
lights of design in India.

5. Art Education
It started at
the JJ School of Arts,
and self supported by
working alongside at
Asia Arts…

6. For me,
creativity was natural
which was
carefully polished
first at
fi t t
J J School of Arts, and
then at
Ulm G
Ul Germany.

7. Training at ULM
(one of the most prestigious
design institutions of its time)
Learnt the basics which were a guide to the
formation of three major institutions in India.

8. ULM Projects

9. ULM education
has penetrated in me,
deep i t
d into
my way of thinking.

10. Family Life
Simple, humble,
g
grounded,
a great human being
in all facets…

11. The Teacher
NID, Ahmedabad
IDC, IIT, Mumbai
DoD, IIT, Guwahati
WeSchool, Mumbai

12. NID
1966-69
The beginning of the
j
journey…
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13. IDC
1969-97
it started as a
one man’s idea and
grew into
an institution…

14. IDC
1969-97
it started as a
one man’s idea and
grew into
an institution…

15. IDC
was initially started as
an experimental program
for 5 years.

16. IDC
1969-97
it started as a
one man’s idea and
grew into
an institution…

17. IDC
1969-97
it started as a
one man’s idea and
grew into
an institution…

18. IDC
Student Projects
Product Design

19. IDC
Student Projects
Visual Communication

20. Form follows function.
function
It goes into all aspects…
human and environmental.
environmental
Product
should match the environment, and
environment
need not be dominating.

21. DoD,
DoD IITG
1997-2004
The philosophy was
g
further refined through
first UG program in design
(B.Des.) at IIT Guwahati.

22. WeSchool
Since 2006
design thinking at a
management school…
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23. The Designer
Exhibitions
Products
Signage & Environment
Graphics

24. France in
Industrial India
Indo-French Chamber of Commerce
Bombay
B b (1971)

25. Y
ESTINY
RYST
WITH
DE
TR
Ministry of Education
Delhi
D lhi (1972)

26. Planning & executing
the design is a
complex process
where
minutest details
are to be considered...

27. Made in India
State Trading Corporation
Govt. of Maharashtra
Delhi (1979)

28. Made in India
Trade Fair Authority
of India
Moscow (1978)

29. V I STARA
Festival of India
India, Japan, Russia, Germany
(1988)

30. Grammar
of design
remain the same.
whether you do
a simple or
a complex design…
p g

31. Product
Designs
at NID…

32. Product
Designs
at IDC…

33. Product
Designs
at IDC…

34. Furniture
Designs
at DoD,
IIT Guwahati

35. Hospital
Furniture
in Bamboo
Dept of Design, IIT
Guwahati (2002)

36. Bamtech
Dept of Design, IIT
Guwahati (2002)

37. School
Furniture
in Bamboo
Dept of Design, IIT
Guwahati (2002)

38. Tata
Technologies
Pune

39. Mahindra World
City
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Chennai (2008)
Ch i

40. Mahalaxmi Station
Indian Railways
Mumbai
M b i (2006)

41. Mahalaxmi Station
Indian Railways
Mumbai (2006)

42. Mahalaxmi Station
Indian Railways
Mumbai (2006)

43. City Center
Kolkata

44. Poster Design
for various
activities & events
at IDC & IIT, Mumbai…

45. Graphic Design
for various
activities & events
at IDC & IIT, Mumbai…

46. Poster Design
celebrating silver jubilee of IDC…

47. Graphic Design
Anatomy of a Designer…

48. Graphic Design
for various
activities & events
at DoD & IIT, Guwahati…

49. Graphic Design
for various
activities & events
at DoD & IIT, Guwahati…

50. Poster Design
Welingkar
Education School
Mumbai (2008)

51. The Thinker
Research
Publications

52. The
Ultimate objective
of any design activity
is to enhance the
social &
i l
cultural values
of life…

53. T r i b u t e . . . from the
f th
family,
friends &
followers.

54. Even after 40 years of
my education in Product Design,
I am still considered as a Designer
is the testimony to the
qualities of education we received
from a great design teacher :
Sudhakar Nadkarni.
ACHUTHA RAO
Student : IDC- PD (1970-71)
Centre Head
National Institute of Design
R & D Campus, Bangalore

55. Prof. Nadu, as I know him,
is the personification of
a creative eccentric genius
with spontaneous bursts of energy and
highly contagious enthusiasm.
He is the inspiration of
my current existence as a designer.
DENNIS L KAPPEN
Student : IDC-PD (1990-92)
Principal Professor
3D Ideation Inc, Toronto (Industrial Design)
Humber College, Toronto

56. There are few people who could impact generations,
even fewer contribute really shaping future generations, and
even lot less who could do it all with a child-like enthusiasm.
You have enthusiasm and curiosity about everything!
Your inquisitiveness is infectious, your passion for
design and therefore for life is unique.
SATYENDRA PAKHALÉ
Student : IDC-PD (1989-92)
Founder
Satyendra Pakhalé
Design Studio

57. Sir always treated IDC as his favorite child and
we witnessed his dedication to raise IDC to the level of
a premium design institute.
He always used his influence to make IDC more visible
on the world map.
I have had many opportunities to interact with him
since my IDC days, till recent meeting at Welingkars.
I used to share my professional achievements with him, time to time.
His appreciation for my Design Store initiative, a post-retirement venture,
was quite encouraging and motivating.
Honestly, I owe my professional success to Sir.
ASHOK PANWALKAR
Student IDC-PD (1976-78)
Founder & Creative Director
3F Design

58. Prof. Nadkarni is an incredible magician of design!
Whatever he touched got created and transformed into
fully developed entities, be it institutions, products, exhibitions,
graphics and so on.
on
He did the same magic of touch and transformed two of my products
when I was at IDC. He remembers students by their projects, than by
their names. I am still his “Jewellery-wala”.
He
H continues to d the same magic even today and
i do h i d d
I pray to god to give him all the time, to keep creating.
I am honored to be associated with me, and his involvement at SID.
VINAY MUNDADA
Student IDC-PD (1986-88)
Director
Symbiosis Institute of Design

59. I have known Prof. Nadkarni for over twenty-five years as my professor
and later as my colleague.
I really admired his skills be it managing interpersonal relations, or
skills, relations
taking new initiatives. He was also the one who started the Industrial
Design Centre in IIT, Mumbai.
He gets the credit to initiate 3 design institutes which in itself is an
unparalleled contribution to the d i profession i I di
ll l d ib i h design f i in India.
On a personal level, I find him very humane, supportive and
he continuously encourages everybody to achieve their goals.
PRADYUMNA VYAS
Student IDC-VC (1982-84)
Director
National Institute of Design
India

60. At IIT Guwahati,
Prof. Nadkarni molded my life as a guru,
which resulted in perfect shape!
It was he who brought out the hidden spark in me and gave
me a chance to live beautiful life, where there’s only sunshine.
there s
Sir, you are the inspiration of my life,
and will remain for ever.
DR. UTPAL BARUA
Former Colleague
Associate Professor
Dept. of Design,
IIT Guwahati

61. Prof. Nadkarni brought a lot of ‘colour’
to my dry and staid engineer’s mind.
He not only helped establish the
Department of Design at IIT Guwahati, but
influenced many of the decisions taken during
the design and construction of the campus.
The beautiful campus of IIT Guwahati
carries his imprint.
GAUTAM BARUA
Former Colleague
Director
IIT Guwahati

62. You have been an amazing person who has done
so much to anchor Design Thinking in Indian context
both in technical and management institutes.
You were a great mentor for encouraging me to grow in my own mold
mold.
Your passion was our energy
your energy was our soul
Your commitment was our motivation
Your care transformed our creativity
Y f d i i
Your love taught us adventurism
Thank you Sudhakar for being a constant inspiration.
LALIT DAS
Head
IDD Centre
IIT Delhi

63. We have been acquainted with each other for so long time.
Let
L me express my h heartfelt congratulations to you f your very
f l l i for
happy 75th birthday.
I see Indian design has come to great development. I clearly
remembered your activities. You are no doubt the ancestor of the
activities
design field of India.
I am looking forward to seeing you again in the near future.
KENJI EKUAN
Designer Friend
GK Design Group

64. Two things stand out about Prof. Nadkarni’s work.
The first is that his voice is both ‘completely Indian and completely
contemporary.’ A d that is an exceptional b l i trick.
And h i i l balancing i k
There are plenty of designers who produce contemporary stuff, but
they end up looking ‘Scandinavian’ or whatever.
The work he did at the ‘Vistara’ exhibition in 1986 on the
Vistara
“Architecture of India” or to the signage and street furniture work at
the city centre mall in Kolkata recently, to illustrate how well
tradition & modernity did as a couple.
CHARLES CORREA
Designer Friend
Founder Professor
Charles Correa Associates, of Architecture
Mumbai (India) MIT (USA)

65. Being Nadu…
In spirit… and in action !!!

66. Tribute to
the Master
Felicitation
during DDS 2011.
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67. Family Man
Simple, humble,
g
grounded,
a great human being
in all facets…

68. Being Nadu…
Lighter moments
along the j
g journey…
y

69. Thank you…
for making us
more sensible and
meaningful
towards the
towards the
world around us.