My Projects

Project Thathera

Project Thathera is a design-led initiative to revive Amritsar’s traditional brass and copper craftsmanship. I collaborated with local Thathera artisans to create modern product collections while redesigning their workspaces for greater safety and efficiency. We also helped each artisan develop a personal brand identity that highlights their unique skills and story. Through this work, we aimed to celebrate and sustain an important cultural heritage.

Key Goals

  • Revive the craft of Amritsar’s traditional brass and copper (Thathera) artisans.
  • Develop contemporary product lines that blend modern design with traditional craftsmanship.
  • Improve artisans’ workplace safety and efficiency through thoughtful workspace redesign.
  • Help artisans establish individual brands to share their stories and craftsmanship.

Approach

  • Partnered closely with local artisans to co-design new products and reimagine workshop layouts.
  • Created prototypes combining traditional techniques with modern aesthetics.
  • Provided materials and safety recommendations to enhance the artisanal process.

Project Bayou

In Project Bayou, my team and I designed a floating contraption made from recycled materials to help clean up a local polluted waterbody. We engineered simple, sustainable mechanisms to collect waste from the water’s surface. The project also focused on community engagement, raising awareness about environmental issues and encouraging local participation in sustainable solutions.

Key Goals

  • Clean a polluted pond/river using an eco-friendly, low-cost solution.
  • Raise community awareness about water pollution and sustainability.
  • Promote hands-on environmental design thinking among students and locals.

Approach

  • Designed and built a floating waste-collection device using recycled materials (such as plastic bottles, ropes, and nets).
  • Tested different mechanisms (e.g., conveyor belts or scoops) to trap floating debris during field experiments.
  • Collaborated with local environmental groups and schools to deploy and monitor the device.

Project Taal

Project Taal is a program I founded to bring dance education to children in underserved, remote schools. We organize creative dance workshops for students who may have limited access to the arts—particularly those who have lost a parent or come from low-income backgrounds. By teaching movement, rhythm, and dance performance, the goal is to build confidence, joy, and self-expression in these children. The program emphasizes inclusion and empowerment through the arts.

Key Goals

  • Provide dance education to students in remote or underserved communities.
  • Empower children confidence and creative outlets.
  • Foster a supportive environment where creativity and self-expression thrive.

Approach

  • Partnered with local schools and NGOs to organise on-site dance workshops.
  • Developed an inclusive curriculum blending dance styles suitable for children.
  • Ensured workshops were sensitive to students’ emotional needs, using dance as a joyful activity.

Project FeelEd

Project FeelEd focuses on creating tactile learning aids for visually impaired students by upcycling old board games and everyday materials. I designed and built educational tools that make lessons more inclusive and hands-on. By turning discarded objects into tactile models and textures, the goal is to help blind students touch and feel concepts (for example, math or reading materials) through rich sensory experiences.

Key Goals

  • Enhance accessibility in education for blind and visually impaired students.
  • Develop multi-sensory learning aids using repurposed materials.
  • Encourage inclusive education.

Approach

  • Collected discarded board games and craft materials to create tactile prototypes
  • Worked with special education teachers to tailor designs to classroom needs
  • Tested prototypes in schools and gathered feedback to refine the designs.
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