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View Larger Image and Additional Photos of Dr. Santosh Kumar JhaAbout Dr. Santosh Kumar Jha : Design Academician, Design Researcher, Craft Think Tank, Product Design Professional, and Artisan Welfare with special interests in Heritage Crafts, Indigenous Skills, and Technology. Mr. Jha firmly believes in Excellence...!! He is a craft-designer, but it's not important (end-user is important). Won several national and international designs and allied creative awards. He creates, shapes, re-shapes, forms, re-forms through indigenous knowledge, technologies, methods, raw materials, tools, and processes for contemporary lifestyles. Rather than words and texts, I believe in design for sustainability, with simplicity.
In my opinion, Design is the tool for simplifying and organizing human life and its behaviors.
ORGANIZATION:
Banasthali Vidyapith, India
NON-DESIGN OCCUPATION:
Journalist Media, graphic, printing, culture, design
EDUCATION:
2023, Cultural Studies (Crafts Product Design), Ph.D., Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar/India
2015, Culture Studies, Pre-Ph.D., Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar/India
2008, Crafts Product Design, PostGraduate Diploma, Indian Institute of Crafts & Design, Jaipur/India
2011, Marketing, MBA, Pondicherry University (A Central University), Pondicherry/India
2003, Economics, MA, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar/India
2001, Computer Applications, BCA (H), BNM University, Madhapura/India
EXPERIENCE:
2022-2024, Associate Professor, Department of Design, Banasthali Vidyapith, Banasthali/India
2020-2022, Empanelled Designer, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, Kolkata/India.
2020-2022, Founder and Chief Volunteer, Formative Creators Initiative, Noida/India
2012-2020, Head of the Department and Senior Faculty, School of Leather Goods and Accessory Design, Footwear Design and Development Institute, Noida/India
2011-2011, Musical Instruments Designer, Hitachi kk Manufacturing Company, Kolkata/India
2010-2011, Head Designer, State Institute for Development of Arts and Crafts, Bhubaneswar/India
2009, Product Designer, Lion Picture and Frames India Limited, Kolkata/India
2008, Craft Designer, Freelancing for KVIC and other firms, Bihar State/India
2007, Assistant Designer, Designwise India Pvt. Limited, Gurgaon/India
2006, Design Intern, Indus Tree Crafts Pvt. Limited, Bagalore/India
2006, Design Intern, Sewa Lanka Foundation, Colombo/Sri Lanka
2000-2001, Science & Education Jouralist, AAZ Daily Hindi News Paper, Patna/India
1997-200, Freelance Journalist, All India Radio, Darbhanga & Purnea/India
PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS:
1. 2006, Sewalanka Foundation, Colombo/Sri Lanka
2. 2008, Indian Institute of Crafts & Design, Jaipur/India.
3. 2010 and 2011, State Institute for Development of Arts and Crafts, Bhubaneswar/India.
4. 2012 to 2020 Annually, Footwear Design and Development Institute, Noida/India.
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
1. 2007 to 2011, IHGF Autumn - Lifestyle Goods for interior spaces. [along with different organizations]
2. 2010, IHHF by Odisha Government - Craft Products for daily life utility goods. [along with different organizations]
3. 2023, “Juicy Sky”, Parallel Universes, Evolucionarts, USA
EVENTS:
A. Exhibitions and Seminars Organized (Few):
1.Core organizing team member: 1st International Exhibition for Handicrafts & handlooms of Government of Odisha, Bhubaneswar. 2010. (Responsibilities: Theme Pavilion Manager and Design Head of the state handicrafts corporation-UTKALIKA’s exhibition display, Visual Merchandizing to all of the participating organizations, marketing supports).
2.Core organizing team member: International Handicrafts & Gift Fair- Autumn 2010 (Responsibilities: In charge of the official Government of Odisha Pavilion, overall Visual Merchandising management, and administration responsibility).
3.Core organizing team member: Professional & student-oriented international seminar on “Fashion Forecasting”, delivered by the ARS Sutoria, Italy. 2012. (Partner Organization: Footwear Design & Development Institute, Noida).
4.Core organizing team member: Professionals oriented national symposium on “Intellectual Property Rights & Geographical Indication”, delivered by Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks. 2010. (Partner Organization: SIDAC, Bhubaneswar).
B. Workshops and training programs organized (Few):
1.Design Development Workshop (Coconut Coir Product Development), Gampaha, Sri Lanka. 2006.
2.Design Development Workshop (Household utility products- soap stone) at Dhakotha, Keonjhar. 2010.
3.Design Development Workshop (Handmade Paper Making & Product Development), Galle, Sri Lanka. 2006.
4. Design Development Workshop (Lady’s Appliqué Bags) at SIDAC, Bhubaneswar. 2011.
5. Design Development Workshop (Souvenirs for Odisha’s Tourist Markets- soapstone) at SIDAC, Bhubaneswar. 2011.
6. English Calligraphy Workshop. For B.Des. and M.Des. Students, Banasthali Vidyapith/India. 2022
7. Thread and Nail Workshop. For B.Des. and M.Des. Students, Banasthali Vidyapith/India. 2024.
AWARDS:
1. LEXUS Design Award, India, 2018. [Crafts Design and Research]
2. Art Toppling Tobacco, Australia, 2015. [Graphic Design]
3. Full Fellowship Award, Madras Crafts Foundation, India, 2007. [Craft Design]
4. National Award, Ministry of Health, Government of India, 2018. [Creative Writing]
PRESS APPEARANCES:
1. Doordarshan-DD Bharti and DD Urdu: Career in Leather Goods and Accessories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nl5dC6bgkw [India Government's National TV Channel]
2. Elle Décor: February-March 2011, Page-43. [International Fashion Magezine]
3. Formative Creators, 2020-2022, YouTube Channel.
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS:
1. Jha, S. K. (2016). Heritage Craft In Crisis: A Case Study Of Flexible Brass Craft Of Bellaguntha, Ganjam District Of Odisha. (S. Mukherjee, Ed.) Chitrolekha International Magazine on Art and Design, Vol 6(2), 20-34, ISSN: 2231-4822. doi: 10.21659/chitro.v6n2.04. (Online URL: http://www.chitrolekha.com/V6/n2/03_Flexible_Brass
_Craft.pdf)
2. Jha, S. K. (2016, October 22). Craft Documentation Of Flexible Brass Craft Of Bellaguntha, Ganjam, Odisha, India. (S. Mukherjee, Ed.) Chitrolekha International Magazine on Art and Design, Vol 6(3), 33-61, ISSN: 2231-4822. doi: 10.21659/chitro.v6n3.05. (Online URL: http://www.chitrolekha.com/V6/n3/05_Bellaguntha-br
ass-craft.pdf)
3. Jha, S. K. (2016). Work Environment, Occupational Health And Wellness: Case Study Of Flexible Brass Craft Cluster Of Bellaguntha, Odisha, India. (D. S. Saini, Ed.) Indian Journal of Health & Wellbeing, 7(2016)(11), 1091-1096, ISSN(p): 2229-5356, ISSN(e): 2321-3698. (Online URL: http://www.iahrw.com/index.php/home/journal_detail
/19#webcom)
4. Jha, S. K. (2017). Craft Study And Product Design Interventions: Soapstone Craft Cluster Of Dhakotha Area In Kendujhar District Of Odisha, India. (S. Mukherjee, Ed.) The Chitrolekha Journal on Art and Design, 2(1), 10-36, ISSN: 2231-4822. DOI: 10.21659/cjad.v1n1.v1n103. (Online URL: http://chitrolekha.com/ns/v1n1/v1n103.pdf)
5. Jha, S. K. (2018). The Chitrakarini Temple of Bhubaneswar (Odisha, India): An Investigative Field Study. (S. Mukherjee, Ed.) The Chitrolekha Journal on Art and Design, 2(1), 56-91, ISSN(e): 2456-978X. DOI: 10.21659/cjad.21.v2n105. (Online URL: www.chitrolekha.com/ns/v2n1/v2n105.pdf)
6. Jha, S. K., and Mishra, K. (2014). Height And Movement-Correcting Orthopaedic Shoe-Pad For People With Impaired Legs. In Mani, M., and Kandachar, P., Design for Sustainable Well-being and Empowerment, IISc Press and TU Delft, 437-450. ISBN (Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru Press, India): 978-81-925707-1-6 (e-book) and ISBN (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands):978-94-6186-345-4 (e-book) (Online URL: https://pure.tudelft.nl/portal/en/publications/usi
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7. Jha, S.K. (2015). Sustenance Through Product Design And Technological Interventions Of The Leather Toy Craft Of Indore. 3rd International Conference on Design and Creativity, 356-363. ISBN: 978-1-904670-60-5 (The Design Society, Scotland). (Online URL: https://www.designsociety.org/tag/Design+and+manuf
acturing).
BOOKS:
1. Jha, S. K. (2024). Buttons: An Overview of Buttons for Apparel, Book, KDP by Amazon, ISBN: 979-8846083394.
2. Jha, S. K. (2023). Indian Common Lifestyle Products: Essays, Book, KDP by Amazon, ISBN: 979-8863299044.
ACCOLADES:
2009, Young Craft Designers, Indian Institute of Crafts and Design, Jaipur/India
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Hindi (Native), English (Near Native), Maithili (Native), Oriya (Beginner), Bengali (Biginner)
COMPUTER LITERACY:
Pagemaker, Coral Draw, Photoshop, Autocad, MS Paint, Visual Basic, MS Office, etc.
COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS::
Workshops: Blue Pottery: Making and Painting, Mojari Making, Dhokara Casting, Aarayish, Enamling on Copper, Retail Design for Moving Spaces, Stone Sculpture, Rajiya Wire Craft, Carpentry & Wood Finishes, Metal Welding, Paper Mache Craft, Leather Moulding, Natural Fibers, Handmade Paper Making, Coir Brush & Product Making, Terracotta etc
SYMPOSIUMS AND ACADEMIC CONFERENCES::
2007, Leather Toy: Finding New Ways to Survival, Designwise India Pvt. Ltd/Gurgaon, Indore/India
2009, Crafts of India, IICD/Jaipur, Jaipur/India
2010, GI Registration Processes, SIDAC/Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar/India
2007, Design Local, Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai/India.
2011, USID Gurukul, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur/India.
2013, Biodesign, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi/India.
2014, Design for Well-Being, Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru/India.
2015, 3rd ICDC, Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru/India.
2016, Global Exchange Network, National Institute for Entrepreneurship-NIESBUD Noida/India.
2017, Women Empowerment and Entrepreneurship, National Institute for Entrepreneurship-NIESBUD Noida/India.
2023, Environmental Protection, Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University, Darbhanga/India.
2023, Indigenous uses of Agricultural Ideologies into Design, Lalit Narayan Mishra University, Darbhanga/India.
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
A. International Associations:
1. Architectural Humanities Research Association-AHRA, United Kingdom (ID: P750).
2. International Society for Development and Sustainability-ISDS, Japan (ID: M173194).
B. Government of India:
1. Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India
2. Design Clinic Scheme, for MSME sectors, Ministry of Small Scale Industries, Government of India
COLLECTIONS:
I am only into professional works, not involved in artistic expressions. So, only made and sold.
JURY MEMBERSHIPS:
A. Jury Chairman (Academic):
1. Footwear Design and Development Institute: Undergraduate (B.Des.) and Postgraduate (M.Des.) students (2011-2020)
2. Regional Handicraft Training and Design Center, Sambalpur: Master Craftsmen (2011)
3. State Institute for Development of Arts and Crafts, Bhubaneswar: Master Craftsmen (2010-2011)
B. Jury Member (Academic):
Pandit Lakhmi Chand State University of Performing and Visual Arts: Students of B.Des. (Product and Accessory Design) (2020, 2021)
Banasthali Vidyapith, Department of Design (2022-2024)
C. Jury Member (Professional):
1. Footwear Design and Development Institute, Noida:
2. Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur: International Competition for Students CODE E-FEST (2020)
HOBBIES:
Playing Chess, Reading Folk Stories, Exploring Places and Cultures
CLIENTELE:
2006, Sewa Lanka Foundation Colombo, established 6 different craft clusters in Sri Lanka,
2006, Indus Tree Crafts Private Limited Bangalore, Designed and developed around 40 different packaging, gift, and dining utility products in various natural fibre.
2006 Craft Design Center-IICD Jaipur, Furniture design for exhibition displays using wood and iron.
2007 Designwise India Private Limited, Designed and developed various ranges of interior furniture ranges using the traditional craft techniques of the Leather Toy Craft of Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
2008, Khadi and Village Industries Development Board, Baseline study for the Shale Craft Cluster in Mehsi Area of Bihar.
2009, Lion Picture and Frames India Ltd Kolkata, Design and Development of a wider range of decorative Photo Framing beats.
2010, State Institute for Development of Arts and Crafts Bhubaneswar, Developed various ranges of crafts products in different crafts, training to artisans, exhibition design, design clinic scheme, anchor faculty (design) and founding center incharge for the RHTDC Sambalpur.
2011, Hitachi KK Manufacturing Company Kolkata, designed and developed various ranges of musical instruments, educational toys, and its components.
2012-2020, Footwear Design and Development Institute (Government of India), Head of the Department and Senior Faculty for the School of Leather Goods and Accessory Design.
2020-2022, Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) - Ministry of Textiles, Conducted a few crafts projects at the grassroots level.
2020-2022, Formative Creators Initiative, Founder and Chief Volunteer, Conducted various online interviews to highlight cross-border Unique Creators (I.e. Painters, Sculptors, Crafters etc.) and published their works to enable them to survive during the COVID’19 pandemic era.
2022-Now, Banasthali Vidyapith, Associate Professor (Design) - Teaching various modules of Design Subjects as a core faculty for Undergraduate, Postgraduate and PhD students, etc.
PORTFOLIO URL:
https://www.coroflot.com/jsantosh
REGISTRATION DATE:
2011-04-07 10:36:07
COUNTRY/REGION:
India
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Academic
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