Sujata Keshavan
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Sujata Keshavan (born 1961) is an Indian graphic designer. She is a co-founder of Ray and Keshavan, a brand design firm based in India.[1][2][3]
Early life
Keshavan was born to an engineer father and a painter mother. She considered studying medicine, pursuing a BSc in Mathematics, or enrolling in a fine arts college before deciding to join the National Institute of Design (NID) in Ahmedabad.[4]
Education
Keshavan graduated from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad in 1984.[5] Subsequently, she earned a master's degree at Yale University. In 1987, she completed her studies and obtained a Master of Fine Arts in graphic design.[6] While at Yale, she studied under designers Paul Rand, Bradbury Thompson, Matthew Carter,[7] and Armin Hofmann.[8]
Career
Ray and Keshavan
After graduating, Keshavan began her career at the advertising agency Response, founded by Ram Ray, where she worked for six months. Following her graduation from Yale, she returned to India and in 1989, co-founded Ray Keshavan with her former employer, Ram Ray.[4] Their clients have included companies such as Infosys, Kotak Mahindra Bank, the Himalaya Drug Co, Bharti Airtel, Reliance, Hindustan Lever, ITC, Wipro, McKinsey, Dr Reddy’s, Dabur, Max Group, TVS, MindTree, and several airports across India.[9][4]
In 2006, Ray + Keshavan was acquired by the WPP Group Plc.[10]
Varana Design Ltd.
In 2016, Keshavan co-founded Varana Design Ltd., an artisanal luxury fashion brand, along with entrepreneurs Ravi Prasad and Meeta Malhotra.[3]
Awards and achievements
- Keshavan has twice been named Graphic Designer of the Year at the annual Advertising and Marketing (A & M) awards.[11]
- She won the Eastern Press Award and the Schickle–Collingwood Prize for outstanding work.[12]
- She received the Outstanding Woman Professional of the Year, 2007, awarded by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).[13]
- In 2006, Keshavan was named among India's 30 most powerful women by India Today.[14]
- In 2011, she was placed 18th on Fortune India's list of most powerful women in business.[15]
- She is a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Design & Innovation.[16]
- Since 2016, she has been a Member of the Governing Council at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.[17]
- In 2019, she was presented the Design Icons 2019 Awards in The Graphic and Communication Design category by India Design Forum.[18]
Keshavan has been invited to speak at international conferences including Design Indaba[19] in South Africa and the International Design Center at Nagoya, Japan.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". She was a jury member at ReBrand 100 at the Rhode Island School of Design and a member of the Design Jury at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". She served as the Chairperson of the jury at the Business World Awards for Design Excellence, and Chairperson of The Design Yatra Awards for Excellence in South Asian Design.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Personal life
Keshavan lives in Bangalore and is married to the historian Ramachandra Guha. They have two children.[20]
References
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