Prof. Kumar Vyas
His critical writings and process-driven teaching pedagogy inspired more than a generation of Indian designers to the new possibilities of design and initiated many at NID itself. NID’s Knowledge Management Centre (KMC): library secures his published papers from the Design for Development- a UNIDO-ICSID India meet Jan 14-24, 1979; the first design conference in India hosted by NID. His well-known book, ‘Man and Environment – a design primer’ (1980), First Edi. became a major module offered as part of foundation studies at NID [7]. Later, with more research and insights from the outcomes of the courses offered; feedbacks from faculties and other institutes; a revised design primer was released by the name, Design and Environment – a primer (hindi version: डिज़ाइन एवं परिवेश). His educational kit for school children called Design and Environment: An Introductory Manual became exceptionally popular enough to be broadcasted on the Indian National Television Network.
Kumar Vyas Books | Courtesy: Research & Development (R&D), NID
Another seminal works of his pedagogic process developments to bridge the gap between design and the needs of the people of India were published in his books: Design: the Indian Context and Design: the International Movement with Indian Parallel. Another popular graphic novel by Kumar Vyas, Failed Roman [12], was released at NID in October 2013.
In-Chapter: Learning from the Past | Author: Prof. Kumar Vyas | Source: DESIGN EDUCATION IN INDIA by I.S. Mathur