Aditi Ranjan (née Shirali; born 25 February 1952) is an Indian textile designer, educator and researcher involved in the field of Indian crafts. She taught textile design at the
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad from 1974 to 2012. Ranjan is known for her book ''Handmade in India: A Geographic Encyclopedia of Indian Handicrafts'' based on Indian arts & crafts that she edited along with her partner and fellow design pedagogue,
M. P. Ranjan
Mundon Pandan Ranjan (1950 – 9 August 2015) was an Indian designer and educator. He was a polymath, exploring various genres and methodologies in the field design innovation and education. Ranjan is known for his book ''Handmade in India: A Geo ...
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Work
She is involved in the study of weave structure and fabric construction. She also documents and researches on textiles, crafts, and the diverse material and visual culture of India.
Some of her notable works include:
* ''Textile and Bamboo Crafts of the Northeastern Region'' (1983)
* ''Chikankari Embroidery of Lucknow'' (1992) with Ashok Rai
* ''Navalgund Durries of Karnataka'' (1992) with Chandrashekar Bheda
* ''Handmade in India: A Geographic Encyclopedia of Indian Handicrafts'' (2009) with her husband M. P. Ranjan.
Aditi Ranjan has been an educator in the discipline of textile design at the
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad since 1972. From 2011 to 2016, she was engaged in a research project on the textile traditions of the North-east India, with the support of the Outreach Programmes at
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad and commissioned by the
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi is a premier government-funded arts organization in India. It is an autonomous institute under the Union Ministry of Culture (India), Ministry of Culture.
History
The Indira Ga ...
(IGNCA), Delhi.
Ranjan has also curated a private collection of saris and shawls for the textile gallery, the Ahmedabad Trunk at the House of MG, a heritage resort in Ahmedabad.
''Art of the loom'', an exhibition put up in 2019 at the Ahmedabad trunk, was a notable curatorial work by her. This exhibition showcased handloom textiles from the personal collection of Leena Sarabhai Mangaldas and Anjali Mangaldas.
Handmade in India
The book was written from 2002 to 2007. It offers a detailed documentation of India’s art and craft traditions. The project was conceptualised by the Ranjan duo and involved extensive fieldwork across the country. The book is an official directory of all the crafts and was published by the Department of Handicrafts, Ministry of Textiles and the Government of India.
Aditi and M. P. Ranjan were honoured with the Kamala Samman Award in 2014 for the book.
See also
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Channapatna toys
Channapatna toys are a particular form of wooden toys and dolls that are manufactured in the town of Channapatna in the Ramanagara district of Karnataka state, India. This traditional craft is protected as a geographical indication (GI) under th ...
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M. P. Ranjan
Mundon Pandan Ranjan (1950 – 9 August 2015) was an Indian designer and educator. He was a polymath, exploring various genres and methodologies in the field design innovation and education. Ranjan is known for his book ''Handmade in India: A Geo ...
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Helena Perheentupa
Helena Perheentupa was a Finnish Designer, who spent a major part of her time establishing the Textile Design Department at the National Institute of Design. Perheentupa arrived in Ahmedabad, India in August 1968 and returned to Finland in 1992 ...
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Indian women designers
Designers at National Institute of Design
Academic staff of National Institute of Design
1952 births
Living people
Indian textile designers