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Nitish Vikram Senior Manager Design Menswear
Nitish Vikram: 10 years of creating the right Fashion that nation’s largest corporates sell across the globe
Nitish Vikram Senior Manager Design Menswear
Nitish Vikram
Senior Manager Design Menswear (Ready to wear and Ready to stitch)
Arvind Limited
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Heading Design in Ready to wear Formal, semi formals & Ready to stitch category Product, Nitish Vikram believes in simplifying the techniques behind the designing of the everyday garments like Shirt, Trousers, chinos, Suits, Blazers, Tuxedo, Waistcoat, Bandhgala, Bundi, Kurta & Churidar, Achkan, Sherwani. Let’s get to know about his remarkable journey from a small village called Bahadurganj to Bengaluru.
The man who added values to the Indian Men’s Fashion industry with his strength, intellect and creative instincts by serving the Indian corporate sectors and companies for about 10 years.

Arvind Fashioning possibilities, Blackberrys Menswear.

A small town boy managing the whole Design of a corporate company

Let’s get to know the inspirational and unstoppable, Mr.Nitish Vikram. A small town boy whose life changed drastically after stepping out of his town.

He describes himself as a Senior Manager menswear designer in the company known as Arvind Limited taking care of all the designs of their ready to wear and ready to stitch garments across 150 stores that are retailed in the markets.

So Let’s hear it from him how these all have happened in his life. He describes his life as a result of hard work and dedication towards his ideology of solving the problem.

The common connection for Mr. Nitish Vikram in doing several tasks at the same time is creative thinking in it.
Being a designer he concludes designing is not a job it is a lifestyle and thought process. It is about creativity and having fun all the time. Directly or indirectly he is always involved in the designing process whether he is designing or not. So it’s the creative thinking that helps him in multitasking.

Designing was never a goal for him. It came as a surprise
Every person should have a purpose in his/her life and in his case he wanted to see himself as a problem solver the problem. He was totally unaware of designs but subconsciously he was aware and was living it.
Initially, he wanted to join the army and serve our country but he, unfortunately, couldn’t clear it. So then he thought about designing because it was the only field that can solve the problem.
So getting through the National Institute of Fashion Technology, India was never a target and becoming a designer was never a dream for him. It was a byproduct for him and he got it because he had a different vision to it. He specifically went into garments to understand even the wicked and hidden problems to solve them. In the process of understanding the relationship between problem and solution, he reached a level where he designed the most practical and wearable fashion and won several awards; it was a proud moment for him.

Learning is a continuous process is the mantra of a successful life
Continuous learning is a process of life, the pinnacle of the attitude and vision of the universe. The day we stop learning new things professionally / personally, literally, it would be the end of life. The learning is the only thing that distinguishes humans from animals. Being a human, we have a great privilege to think and we must utilize it.
If you are a creative person you can’t be satisfied with what you have done because you are learning every day and as much as you learn you fell this is less and you want to get more. It is a continuous process comes with us till the end of our life.

The triggering event was when his creative thinking made people awestruck.
So many things have happened in his life but he remembers that one assignment that has changed his perspective towards his own design.
It was an incident from his college that they were doing an assignment with Asha Bakshi ma’am and she told them to make a women’s wear Blazer..that was their learning phase of making a Blazer. everybody has to get inspired by something or anything. It was like a eureka blazer for everyone.so he got inspired by a seashell and made the complete blazer. Then after completion, the blazer went for the jury. He didn’t realize the product came out as an amazing product until Bakshi ma’am has told him that the blazer can be worn in 10 different ways just by changing its buttoning position and she told him, the 10 ways the blazer change its shape and the whole aesthetic. he was really surprised being a kid couldn’t control his emotions and at that moment she told him the value of thought process in creative thinking and it was so original. From there he learned that whenever you design anything the thorough process is very important to create something new and you will end up with a great result which you have never seen in your life.

We are driving towards sustainable fashion
Sustainable fashion is a movement and process of fostering change to fashion products and the fashion system towards greater ecological integrity and social justice. Sustainable fashion concerns more than addressing fashion textiles or products. It comprises addressing the whole system of fashion. A key example of the need for systems thinking in fashion is that the benefits of product-level initiatives, such as replacing one fiber type for a less environmentally harmful option are eaten up by increasing volumes of fashion products. An adjacent term to sustainable fashion is eco-fashion.
The fashion industry has a clear opportunity to act differently, pursuing profit and growth while also creating new value and deeper wealth for society and therefore for the world economy. Being in a corporate one has to be in a system and work according to them. But still, we produce those products which are relevant to the ecosystem and also to the customers also.
It should be usable and does not create any clutter. They always use packaging that is creative and biodegradable. He always designs with the purpose it is difficult but not impossible. profit making is one thing but harming our ecosystem for that is not acceptable so Always try to protect the environment as much as u can by doing your part.

Sharing knowledge and teamwork
The more you share your knowledge, it would come back to you in multifold. Therefore, you should never hesitate to share your knowledge. There are many people who are always reluctant to share their knowledge because of their insecurity feeling. If somebody is in need to know something, explain to them in the best possible way, it would definitely you would benefit in one or the other way. Whatever, you are explaining to the other people would be remembered by you for life long.

It is a universal truth that one cannot achieve anything alone you must have a team or support of others.
Nothing in this world can be done alone. “My policy is its not my idea it’s our idea it’s of those people who work together to achieve any desired results” Whatever he has achieved today is because of the support and teamwork of those people who have worked with him and have strengthened him.

What he’s today is just because of his mother
Mother is the most lovable and adorable person. No love can exceed or even match the love of a mother for her child. She is the best trainer and guide of her child, no less than God, always the first person whom we think of in our happy and not so happy times. She has been blessed with the power to nurture a complete life in her womb with intense love and care.
He owes his success to his Mother. She was the only person who pushed him to come out of the Village and Study in the city and have exposure. His family has supported him a lot in his journey It started his village to Allahabad then Delhi and now all over the world. There was no turning back

To all young people: you have the unique chance to design a new world that can even be better than the one we live in.
Creating such a world requires not only critical and new thinking but also courage. Let him give a suggestion based on his personal experience: pay attention to activities, ideas, and areas where you love the process – not just the results or the outcome. People are often attracted to tasks where they can receive validation through results. However, over the years, He has learned that true fulfillment comes from a love of the process. Look for something where you love the process and the results will follow. you have the power to create a better world

“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.”
Discipline is a concept everyone is aware of, but few truly understand. The most successful people in life exert discipline on a daily basis. It is vital to every living being and without it, the world around us would be chaos. Discipline brings stability and structure into a person’s life. It teaches a person to be responsible and respectful. The observance of well-defined rules is the basis of society. If there were no discipline, people would do whatever they wanted and make mistakes without putting the consideration of others first and foremost. It promotes good human behavior to better society and makes it a more enjoyable place for everyone to live. To sum up, he can say it means we should obey certain rules in life to achieve what we want to accomplish.
World No Tobacco Day 2019
World No Tobacco Day 2019 – we must become designer of our life and not our Death

World No Tobacco Day 2019

World No Tobacco Day: रिपोर्ट्स के मुताबिक हर साल करीब 70 लाख लोग तंबाकू के सेवन की वजह से मर जाते हैं।

स्मोकिंग कोई बीमारी नहीं है, जिसके लिए दवाई की जरुरत पड़े। स्मोकिंग छोड़ने के लिए मजबूत इरादे होने चाहिए। एक रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक 70 लाख लोग हर साल पूरे वर्ल्ड में तम्बाकू के कारण मर जाते हैं। अपने आपको सेहतमंद रखने के लिए जरुरी है की आज के दिन (वर्ल्ड नो तंबाकू डे) आप तंबाकू का सेवन छोड़ने की कोशिश कर सकते हैं। हम आपको कुछ ऐसे तरीके बता रहे हैं, जिन्हें अपनाकर आप आसानी से तंबाकू का सेवन छोड़ सकते हैं।

ज्यादा से ज्यादा लिक्विड लें- तंबाकू का सेवन छोड़ने से तीन दिन पहले तक खूब पानी और जूस का सेवन करें, जिससे शरीर में मौजूद ज्यातर निकोटीन बाहर निकल जाए। ग्रीन टी काफी लाभदायक है, ब्लैक टी और कॉफी को कुछ दिनों के लिए अवॉयड करें।

खाने के बाद की आदतों में बदलाव- खाने के बाद कुछ लोगों को सिगरेट पीने या तंबाकू चबाने की आदत होती है, उन्हें ये लगता है कि इससे खाना पचने में आसानी होती है। उसकी जगह कोई फ्रूट, चॉकलेट या कोई च्युइंगम खा सकते हैं।

अपना ध्यान बटाएं- अगर स्मोकिंग करने की इच्छा होती है इससे पहले आप उस इच्छा को बढ़ने दे अपना ध्यान कहीं और लगाएं। टीवी देखें, बर्तन धो लें, शावर लें या किसी फ्रेंड से बात कर लें जब तक स्मोकिंग का ख्याल नहीं चला जाता।

खुद को इनाम दें- इस तरह खुद पर कंट्रोल करने के लिए अपने को इनाम दें, जिससे इसी तरह करते रहने के लिए प्रेरणा मिलेगी।

ब्रश कर लें- जब भी स्मोकिंग करने की इच्छा तेज हो तो ब्रश करना अच्छा रहता है, इससे स्मोकिंग के लिए हो रही क्रेविंग खत्म हो जाती है। पुदीने की पत्तियां चबा लेना भी अच्छा उपाय है।

गहरी सांस लें- रोजाना गहरी सांस लेने की आदत डालें इससे अनवांटेड क्रेविंग्स नहीं होंगी।

जिनसेंग का प्रयोग करें- अपने नाश्ते में जिनसेंग पाउडर का इस्तेमाल करें। यह डोपामाइन को कम करने में मदद करता है। डोपामाइन निकोटीन में सबसे ज्यादा पाया जाता है।

रबर का धागा हाथ में पहने- जब भी स्मोकिंग के लिए क्रेविंग हो तो उस धागे को खींच दें इससे आपका ध्यान बंट जायेगा और हमेशा आपको याद दिलाएगा की आप स्मोकिंग छोड़ रहे हैं।

वर्क आउट करें- जब भी स्मोकिंग करने का मन हो तो जल्दी से 5-10 पुश-अप्स कर लें। इससे आपका दिमाग और बॉडी दोनों का ध्यान स्मोकिंग से हट जाएगा।

मेडिटेशन- दिन में 10-15 मिनट मेडिटेशन करने से आप आपकी इच्छाओं पर काबू पाना सीख सकते हैं जिससे आपको स्मोकिंग छोड़ने में आसानी होगी डैड थिंक लैब्स आज इस महत्वपूर्ण दिन को जागरूकता की नयी इबारत लिखते हुए पूरे मानव प्रजाति से इसमें शामिल होकर अपनी भागीदरी सुनिश्चित करने का आह्वाहन करती है।

“What we can or cannot do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are.”
World No Tobacco Day
DAD DREAM 11
Dream 11- अब किसान का बेटा भी बन सकेगा डिज़ाइनर

Dream 11- DAD के साथ अपने सपनो को डिज़ाइन करें|

राष्ट्रीय डिजाइन नीति निकट भविष्य में भारत को डिजाइन श्रोत सेंटर बनाने की इच्छा रखती है। इसने प्रेरणा देने, उद्द्योग चलाने और उसी के लिए क्षमता निर्माण की दिशा में महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाई है। वांछित आकार लेने के लिए जागरूकता लाने और रास्ता बनाने में कई पहल महत्वपूर्ण साबित हुई हैं।

गुणवत्ता डिजाइन शिक्षा की दिशा में काम करना इसका एक मुख्य उद्देश्य है। और DAD- डिजाइन जागरूकता अभियान, राष्ट्रीय डिजाइन नीति, भारत सरकार द्वारा नियोजित मिशन के निष्पादन की दिशा में काम करने के लिए पूरी तरह तैयार है।

शिक्षा हमेशा समाज के दो वर्गों द्वारा संचालित की गई है। एक व्यवसाय समूह से संबंधित है, जिन्होंने सिस्टम के प्रत्येक इकाई और टुकड़ों को बेचने में कोई कसर नहीं छोड़ी है। और दूसरा उन लोगों का समूह है जिन्होंने शिक्षा प्रणाली के जमीनी विकास के लिए अपना जीवन समर्पित किया है।

प्रकृति खुद को संतुलित करती है और कहानी उसी के आसपास चलती है। जिस तरह से प्रकृति की प्रणाली को बनाए रखने के लिए डिज़ाइन किया गया है वह स्वयं टिकाऊ है। यह नकारात्मक और सकारात्मक के बारे में है। पूरा ब्रह्मांड इस अवधारणा के साथ काम कर रहा है फिर शिक्षा को क्यों नहीं बख्शा जाएगा?

“प्रकृति को हमारी आवश्यकताओं के लिए उपयोग किया जाना है और हमारे लालच को सहना है”

अच्छाई सबको प्रेरित करता है, और वह सबसे अच्छा होता है I और बुरा बदतर को आकर्षित करता है। हमारे आसपास से प्रेरणा लेना सकारात्मक विकास के लिए सबसे अच्छी पहल है।

सुपर 30 ……… श्री आनंद कुमार से प्रेरित है|

“आनंद कुमार”, बिहार में एक मामूली परिवार से एक गणित प्रतिभा है जो यह विश्वास करने के लिए बनाया गया था कि केवल एक राजा का बेटा ही राजा नही बन सकता है। वह यह साबित करने के लिए एक मिशन पर निकलता है कि गरीब आदमी भी दुनिया के कुछ सबसे प्रतिभाशाली दिमाग बना सकता है। वह एक प्रशिक्षण कार्यक्रम शुरू करता है, जिसका नाम ‘सुपर 30’ है, जो 30 आईआईटी उम्मीदवारों को प्रवेश परीक्षा क्रैक करने में मदद करता है और उन्हें अत्यधिक सफल पेशेवर बनाता है जो सीधे आत्मनिर्भर अर्थव्यवस्था के निर्माण में भाग ले सकते हैं|

DAD DREAM 11

यह डिजाइन और फैशन का सुपर 30 है। यह उनके सपनों को साकार करने के लिए डिजाइन के इच्छुक लोगों का उल्लेख और मार्गदर्शन करता है। डिजाइन एक शिक्षा है जिसे एक व्यक्तिगत दृष्टिकोण और एक सही मार्गदर्शन की आवश्यकता होती है। इसलिए 30 छात्रों के तर्ज़ पर DREAM 11 की अवधारणा 11 नंबर से ली गई है जो पौराणिक रूप से भाग्यशाली और पवित्र माना जाता है। इसके अलावा नाम का युवाओं के साथ एक मजबूत संबंध है।

 

DREAM 11

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प्रशिक्षक- जो उम्मीदवारों को प्रशिक्षित करेंगे

जो लोग एक या दूसरे तरीके से डिजाइन उद्योग से जुड़े हैं, वे DAD में वास्तविक संसाधन व्यक्ति बन जाते हैं I

DAD ने एक इनोवेशन लैब बनाई है जहाँ छात्रों और शिक्षकों को रचनात्मक स्वतंत्रता प्रदान की जाती है। डीएडी देश का सबसे बड़ा डिजाइन समुदाय है जिसमें विभिन्न विशेषज्ञ, शोधकर्ता, निफ्टियन, एनआईडीआईएन, शिल्पकार, प्रशिक्षक हैं। यह भारत के इतिहास में पहली बार है कि छात्रों की मदद के लिए एक खुला समुदाय सामने आया है।

लगभग 25 वर्षों के अनुभव के साथ Mentors, नए युग के उद्यमी जिन्होंने शैक्षिक अनुसंधान और विकास में एक दशक से अधिक समय बिताया है, ऐसे संरक्षक जिन्होंने विषयों को अगले स्तर तक सरल बनाया है और डिजाइन संस्थानों के युवा और गतिशील छात्रों को जो सीधे सिस्टम से जुड़े हैं। यह एक समय है जब लोग एक अच्छी तरह से प्रबंधित प्रणाली के माध्यम से समाज को वापस देने के लिए तैयार हैं।

ऑनलाइन संसाधन और वैचारिक मानव पुस्तकालय हमारी प्रशिक्षण पद्धतियों के मूल हैं जिनमें शामिल हैं:-

 

  • खुली – प्रयोगशाला आधारित
  • डिजाइन थिंकिंग प्रोसेस
  • अभिनव क्षमताओं
  • लेखन कला
  • अवधारणा विकास
  • विषयगत प्रक्रिया
  • गणनात्मक क्षमता
  • संचार क्षमता
  • तार्किक क्षमता
  • प्रस्तुति कौशल
  • विशेषज्ञ प्रेरणा
  • व्यक्तिगत सलाह
  • प्रलेखन
  • कम्प्यूटर अनुप्रयोगों
  • वेब अनुप्रयोग का उपयोग करें

 

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  • डिजाइन अनुसंधान
  • नवाचार प्रक्रिया
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  • ज्ञान प्रबंधन केंद्र

 

DAD DREAM 11
DREAM 11 – Design your dreams with DAD

DAD DREAM 11

National Design Policy aspires to make India a design sourcing hub in near future. It has played a pivotal role in inspiring, driving the industry and working towards building the capacity for the same. Several initiatives have proven to be instrumental in creating awareness and making way for the vision to take desired shape.

One of it’s main objectives is to work towards quality design education. And DAD- Design Awareness Drive is all set to work towards execution of the mission planned by National Design Policy, India.

Education always have had been run by two sections of the society. One that belongs to business group who have left no stone unturned to sell each and every bits and pieces of the systems. And the other is the set of people who have dedicated their lives for grass root development of education system.

Nature balances itself and the story runs around the same. The way the system of nature has been designed to keep is self sustainable. It is about negatives and positives. The whole universe has been is dealing with the concept then why would education be spared?

“The nature is to be utilized for our needs and just to suffice our greeds”

Good inspires and leads to the best and bad attracts worse. Taking inspiration from our surroundings is the best foot forward to positive development.

Inspired by THE SUPER 30……… Mr. Anand Kumar

“Anand Kumar, a Mathematics genius from a modest family in Bihar who was made to believe that only a King’s son can become a king. He goes out on a mission to prove that even the poor man can create some of the world’s most genius minds. He starts a training program named ‘Super 30’ to help 30 IIT aspirants crack the entrance test and make them highly successful professionals who can take part directly in building a self sustaining economy”.

DREAM 11

It is a super 30 of Design and Fashion. It mentors and guides the Design aspirants to realize their dreams. Design is an education that needs a individual approach and very one to one guidance. So it is not possible to deal with 30 students. So it was supposed to be 10. The concept of DREAM 11 has been derived from the number 11 that is mythologically known to be lucky and sacred. Moreover the name has a strong connection with youth.

DREAM 11

“We are in search of 11 passionate Design Aspirants who are committed to Design their own career in fields of Design and Fashion. The selection process is a paper based test, followed by Psychometric Test and PI”

DREAM 11 gives priority to the aspirants who are economically not very sound. This does not mean that aspirants who are economically sound and passionate shall not be given the chance. It makes sure that no passionate aspirant is left behind. The test is open to all the candidates from across the nation. Aspirants can join any of the mode of test which shall be open for next one month.

  1. Online Test – Open for a month, dates shall be provided while registration.
  2. Offline Test

ON CALL REGISTRATION- 9304516169

THE TRAINERS- Who will train the Aspirants

People who are connected to Design Industry in one or the other way become the real resource person at DAD

DAD has created an Innovation Lab where the students and teachers are provided the creative freedom. DAD is the nation’s biggest Design community that has 1000s of experts, researchers, NIFTians, NIDians, craftsmen, trainers. This is the first time in the history of India that an open community has come in front to help the students.

Mentors with experience of about 25 years, new age entrepreneurs who have spent more than a decade in educational research and development, mentors who have simplified the subjects to next level and young and dynamic students of design institutions who are connected directly with the system. It is a time when people are ready to give back to the society through a well managed system.

Online resources and the conceptual human library are core of our training methodologies that includes:

  • OPEN – LAB BASED LEARNING
  • Design Thinking Process
  • Innovation Abilities
  • Writing Skills
  • Concept Development
  • Thematic Process
  • Calculative Ability
  • Communication Ability
  • Logical Ability
  • Presentation Skills
  • Expert Motivation
  • Individual Mentorships
  • Documentation
  • Computer Applications
  • Web Applications use

We are looking forward to input the updated pedagogy of international design education which has already hit the institutions of our national importance.

  • Design Research
  • Innovation Process
  • Elements of Design
  • Design Development
  • Management In Design
  • Maths in Design
  • Logical Thinking in Design
  • Self Study
  • Outdoor Classes
  • Educational Tours
  • English Speaking in daily life
  • Open Discussion Forums
  • Knowledge Management Center