Collaborative work makes design essential and workable through contest, debate, policy discussions and webinars. About new material, aesthetics and design sense giving ideas shape from imagination to execution.
How city planning has evolved from housing deficit to having a standard of living with amenities and recreation. Smart city is the new challenge and making it climate responsible is what we are aiming at. Making policy changes and bringing change makers at a common arena to bring the desired changes.
We want to have a collective effort towards changing trends of construction companies and the building technology. Making city planning as well as rural upliftment a part of the builders lobby.
Making a connection with the latest equipment and material innovators to add on to the new concept of green building as well as a conclave for modern yet contemporary and dumb architecture to use a technology and material mix.
Pune Sketchbook Festival took place at the German Goethe Institute, Pune. The inaugural ceremony has a very interesting way to cut ribbons of neighbouring stall, passing a message to love their neighbour after which the festival began. USK Akash Rode started with a presentation about the festival, events each day.
Urban Sketchers have a weekly meet on Sunday at 8:00 am for sketching various places in the city. These sketches have now become a souvenir as they take shape into merchandise such as mugs, postcards, calendars, coasters, bags, stamp-size stickers, bookmarks, T-shirts, quilts, caps, canvas paintings, and lamps. Urban Sketchers has a monthly magazine that shares a few thoughts on one sketch and a few techniques on how to sketch. Sketchbooks, colour palettes, and stalls to buy artist essentials like brushes, sketchbooks, colours, etc.
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Akash Rode was the ideator of the sketch hunt and had written the clues. The clues were fascinating and really nice to sketch these places. He is one of the main pillars of the organising team, and his contribution to the Sketchbook Festival was immense, earning him a big round of applause from all.
With an exciting note, a few pictures of all the volunteers that had been supportive towards making the festival a success.
The Chatak Monsoon Art Show 2025, inaugurated by senior artist Vittal Muppiddy, showcased a diverse collection of artworks from both established and emerging artists. This year’s event featured unique promotional strategies, including individual artist spotlights on Instagram one day before the show. The exhibition, held under the aegis of Shri Santosh Pednekar, presented a wide array of artistic expressions, ranging from portraits and mythological themes to sculptures, landscapes, cityscapes, wildlife, and abstract art. Senior officials and management from the Nehru Centre were also in attendance, highlighting the significance of this annual event in the art calendar.
The Chatak Monsoon Art Show 2025 commenced with an official inauguration led by senior artist Vittal Muppiddy from Hyderabad. The event was further graced by the presence of a distinguished group of senior officials from the Nehru Centre, who collectively lit the Samay, symbolizing the official opening of the exhibition.
Promoting New Talent and Art Visibility
A significant aspect of the Chatak Monsoon Art Show 2025 was its commitment to promoting new artists and enhancing the visibility of their work. This year, the organizers implemented a unique and effective strategy: each participating artist was individually promoted on Instagram just one day before the show’s opening.
This innovative pre-show promotion generated considerable buzz and anticipation, drawing a larger audience to discover the fresh perspectives and diverse talents on display. By actively showcasing emerging artists, the Chatak Monsoon Art Show continues to foster a dynamic and inclusive environment for artistic expression.
The Chatak Monsoon Art Show 2025 was a vibrant tapestry of artistic expressions, curated to offer something for every art enthusiast. The exhibition successfully brought together a wide variety of genres and styles, reflecting the rich diversity of contemporary Indian art.
Damodar Manohar Madgaonkar: The Elephant’s Barrier
Artist Damodar Manohar Madgaonkar explores the psychological barriers faced by elephants, drawing a parallel to their childhood experience of being tied with chains. He illustrates how this early conditioning can mentally restrict them even as adults, creating a perceived physical limitation. Ink and paper have modestly expressed the mindset of slavery.
Preeti Sethi: Mahabharata’s Epic Memories
Preeti Sethi uniquely represents moments and epic memories from the Mahabharata. With a background in various art institutes and current studies in metal sculptures, she boasts a valuable collection of 138 artifacts depicting key Mahabharata scenes. Her creative flow is nurtured by living in a serene environment in Lonavala with her family.
Nookala: Reviving Ancient Temples
Praveena Nookala presented two sculpture paintings inspired by ancient temples. Her work reflects her vision of reviving these historical sites. She engaged in discussions with Shri Milind Tawde, the in-charge of Nehru exhibitions and events, regarding her artistic endeavors.
Senior artist Vittal Muppiddy, who inaugurated the Chatak Monsoon Art Show, shared a personal anecdote about gifting a special painting to Shri Narendra Modi. This particular artwork was a seed collage, a unique medium through which Muppiddy expresses his profound love for farming and landscapes.
His passion for agriculture is evident in his artistic choice of using small seeds and grains to create intricate landscapes. This distinctive approach not only highlights his artistic skill but also his deep connection to nature and the agricultural world.
Adwait Kishore Nadavedkar: Art of Leisure
Artist Adwait Kishore Nadavedkar emphasizes the importance of leisure amidst a busy life, a theme beautifully captured in his artworks.
Nadavedkar showcased several cityscapes of Russia, illustrating urban environments with a sense of calm and introspection. One of his notable pieces features a girl engrossed in reading a book, symbolizing the quiet moments of leisure that can be found even in bustling settings.
Since 2017, Adwait Kishore Nadavedkar has been actively creating art, primarily focusing on portraits and still life. His works often invite viewers to reflect on the balance between daily routines and the essential need for personal time and relaxation.
This year’s show was meticulously planned under the guidance of Shri Santosh Pednekar, ensuring a diverse and engaging experience for all attendees. The presence of Nehru Centre’s senior management and officials underscored the institutional support and prominence of the annual art show, contributing to its success and visibility.
The ACE Reflect has made its way to Pune, finally there is some architecture appreciation in town. This time none other than Agriculture College Ground has hosted this event at their ground at Sachin Nagar. You will find the best of materials here and will make your project more robust and attractive with adding these materials and new age technology.
A panel discussion which helped to know the new ideas and construction needs for a city like Pune to discover these there were prominent speakers from the industry. Making a big point to encourage international collaboration for technology and professionals. This will give a cutting edge or sharp building strength to train internal as well as external consumer about new nuances. Among a few points discussed were keeping in mind space constrains in urban areas one has to tackle difficulties of installation and operation of large sized equipment’s.
There were many stalls which offered unique products one among them was an Epson Plotter and printer service provider. They gave free sample prints to Govt. departments, visitors, architects, interior designer, which are of good quality but I could not print my drawing of bus depot, since it was made fit to size and it was printed so small that we could not read the text printed on paper.
A new form of Aluminium Composite Panel that is used to face lift interiors or exterior walls, these are fire resistant and water proof. Aesthetically used on doors, windows, partitions, wardrobes, tables, wall murals or even an exterior board or signage.
NCL Doors, Bison Panels and Concrete blocks were an interesting product to view these can be used as ceiling, floor, wall partitions and roofing solutions. Door panel and doors have a unique feature of hollow with bee mesh and solid with wood dust, these doors can be of various colours and sizes.
Vitrum a new age sliding door and window solution they have a feature of door lock only on pulling the lever. This guarantees the residents don’t lock themselves out in the balcony since most of Pune residences have sliding doors in the balcony with locking only on one side. The sliding can be made hydraulic and may add new feature of remote controlled or automatic setup.
A new range of table tops have sprung at most lucrative prices, these are available in marble and ceramic. With more than 10 – 12 shades and can be customized as per ones needs, these are ready made table tops which have been carefully polished, coated for restaurant or dinning or conference use. They can also be used in labs of large biotech parks or even food testing labs.
If you have a big garden or a bathroom and want to add a pool or a jacuzzi, Aqua Shark provides wide range of imported and Indian solutions. Located at Banner they are giving these services to best of builders and are very lucratively priced. Make your homes and surroundings more interesting.
A few Alu-form work brands have come to Pune to make way towards new-age construction techniques. These form works help in fast-track your construction without brick laying and less curing time.
Stone decorative have become a part of our culture and have a new dimension with CNC cutting of 3D effects. Nakoda Stones has marble, sand stone material and can do CNC on any surface or any design.
