CONTENTS : Undertaking i Certificate ii Acknowledgments iii Abstract iv CONTENTS v List of Tables vii List of Plates viii 1 Introduction to the dissertation 1 1.1 Aim 1 1.2 Background 1 1.3 Definition of Terms 3 1.3.1 The Studio 3 1.3.2 The Guild 4 1.3.3 Kula/Sreni 4 1.3.4 Crafts Tradition 6 1.3.5 Design 8 1.4 Delimitation 9 1.5 Formulation of Research Problem 9 1.6 Overview of Research Thesis 10 2 Study of the Concept of Design in relation with Modernity in India 11 2.1 Aim 11 2.2 Concept of Modernity in India: Socio-Political and Art Historical Context 11 2.3 Development of Art Education and Design Education in Colonial Period 13 2.4 Role of Design in Establishing the Identity of Modern India 15 3 Research Methodology 19 3.1 Aim 19 3.2 Choice of Research Topic 19 3.3 Formulation of Research Question 20 3.3.1 Research Questions and the Creative Field 20 3.3.2 Research Questions and the objectives of Research 21 3.4 Choice of Research Method and Data Collection 22 3.3.1 Choice of Research Method 22 3.3.2 Process of Data Collection 22 3.5 Personal Reflection 23 4 The Study 24 4.1 Traditional Guild based design/craft Education: Stress on Skill Development 24 4.1.1 Historical Purview of Craft in India 25 4.1.2 New Developments in the Craft tradition in Modern Period 27 4.2 Modern Design Education: Stress on Conceptualization and Skill in Studio Practice 30 4.2.1 The Aim 30 4.2.2 Pedagogical Structure of NID 31 4.2.2.1 Curriculum of NID recommended in The Indian Report 31 4.2.2.2 Establishment of NID and later development in the Curriculum 33 4.2.3 Pedagogical Structure of NIFT 36 4.2.3.1 Introduction to the Aim and Objective of the National Institutes of Fashion Technology 36 4.2.3.2 Study of the Curriculum of NIFT 37 4.3 Personal Reflection 39 5 Conclusion 42 Tables 46 Plates 55 References 63