Workshops – Page 10

Piyush Manush

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Piyush Manush

Farmer/Activist/Green Entrepreneur

Born & bought up in Salem – Tamilnadu, the place has had a great influence on him, surrounded on all sides by Hills, Numerous Lakes & a River Thirumanimuthar led him to planting trees & digging up trenches on hills around Salem. Started in 1997 , Project Harithima took root. Planted thousands of trees for the next few years , seized many lorries transporting cattle & in the meantime took to developing green businesses for a living.

Piyush is an avid nature lover with a purpose in his life and he leaves no stone unturned to ensure that the green lush of nature is preserved and protected from irresponsible manufacturers taking resort to production processes that harm and pollute the environment. Deriving his iota of inspiration from Nityannand Jayraman, an enthusiastic activist, Piyush channelizes his efforts to make Salem, proclaimed as toxic hotspot by Tamil Nadu government, a better place to live. With gradual adoption of environment friendly production processes and introduction of organic farming and nurseries, the contours of the area have changed significantly. Besides establishing camp sites for children, Piyush has started giving shape to his dream project, the Coop forest.

Neal Kartik

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Neal Kartik

Photographer

Recipient of the prestigious Sony World Photography Award Cannes, Neal Kartik is a travel and documentary photographer. His work has been showcased at national and international forums. He has also worked with BBC World Wide (India), UNICEF and TV Dutch4.

His work has been showcased at exhibitions like Palais des Festival; Ethnography International festival, Toxics Links Delhi. His educational qualification includes Post Graduate Diploma in Photography from AJKMCRC – Jamia Milia Islamia, India.

Currently he is learning and working in the field of alternate education. He is a founder member of Tinai Collective, an organization which believes that teaching and learning should be open, free and unprejudiced.

Some of the awards he has received for his work are:

Best Cinematography: –Red Deer International Film Festival Canada (Mumbai Half Marathon)

Best Film – 10th Mumbai International Film Festival India 2nd Prize (Mumbai Half Marathon)

Special Jury Mention – Jeevika South Asia livelihood Film Festival Asia(Dawn to Dusk and Further)

Best Animation Film – Misc-En-Scene International Film Festival India (Mumbai Half Marathon)

Kunal

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Kunal

Architect

billionbricks.org

Contact No. (91) 9449552417

skype: heavenhack

Kunal graduated in 2012 from the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi, and has worked with some notable firms in Bangalore.

Having obtained experience from corporate practices, he found his calling in doing volunteer work for social causes. He has filmed documentaries for the Singapore-based NGO Billionbricks, with which he is currently associated. He also travelled to earthquake affected villages in Nepal as a humanitarian worker with relief materials and shelters.

Presently Kunal is enrolled as a masters candidate in Sustainable Architecture and Planning at HafenCity University Hamburg. When not traveling for assignments, Kunal enjoys the company of his 5 year-old Labrador Smooky.

Brinda Parth Shah

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Brinda Parth Shah

Architect

Dip. Arch. CEPT University, India; MA in Vernacular Architecture-OBU, Oxford, UK.

Contact No. (91) 0942904486

Email: brindaparthshah@yahoo.com

Brinda graduated in 1998 from the School of Architecture, CEPT, Ahmedabad, India and has a MA in International Studies in Vernacular Architecture. She has a Project Exhibited under alternative building practises at NGMA – Mumbai for the “ State of Architecture” exhibition 2016.

Brinda has been awarded with many recognition like the Stone Architecture Award, AISAA for the Project Country Retreat, Rajsamdhiyala, Rajkot, 2016 or the “Architecture + Design and Cera Awards 2014”- With a Special Mention for the category The young Enthused Architect Award or the Project: Country Retreat, Village Rajsamadhiyala,

Dist,Rajkot as with many others.

Associate professor at the School of Architecture, Indubhai Parekh School of Architecture, Rajkot, India since 2005 ongoing. Core Academic Involvement : Design Studio 1 and 2 ( Foundation Year), History of Architecture, Related study program on Vernacular Architecture – Village study. Guest Lecturer at Summer workshop, CEPT, 2013. Research and Design thesis guide for undergraduate students at School of Architecture, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, and at Indubhai Parekh School of Architecture, Rajkot, India.

Brinda is also recognized for giving different conferences and for her research work.

Places

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PEELI PAADAV:

Orientation, study and workshop on Vernacular Architecture. Mud-pole structures, grass roof, traditional plastering , surface art and embellishments, traditional fenestrations.