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Item Open Access Aankh Micholi : Mapping The Spatial Practices and Visual Identity of The Non-Vegetarianism in The City of Ahmedabad, Gujarat(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2023) Raval, Rushi; Pandya, Vishvajit; Mazumdar, MadhumitaSince the beginning, Gujarat is widely considered by most people as a Vegetarian state. No matter what the facts and figures suggest about the rapid increase of the meat-consumption in Gujarat, the Vegetarian state image is still etched inside people�s mind even today.Meat-consumption and Meat-consumers have frequently faced backlashes from the Authorities as well as residents of Gujarat. The trip to any of the Gujarat�s metro city or rural village will yield the different story regarding people�s food habits, but due to the prevailing Mahajan influence on the Gujarat�s political and cultural canvas, Gujarat enjoys the image of being the most Ahimsak state of India. When one talks about Gujarat, one seldom talks about its traditional meat-dishes. For most people, Gujaratis are people who indulge in the tastes of Khakhra, Khaman, Dhokla and Fafda-Jalebi only!It is a matter of great surprise that how can a state which boasts the largest shoreline of the country can still maintain the status of being a Vegetarian state for this long! In the field work, I have observed that the non-vegetarian eateries are present in large number in few areas of the city and they have the regular flow of customers as well. Their visual identities also show different patterns, which respond the areas in which the eateries are located. The outlets have found safe locales for their survival and they announce their presence in very subtle yet, affective day. This work is an effort to understand these spatial practices and the relation of the visual identity of these non-vegetarian outlets. As the place changes, the visual identity elements of the shop changes as well. They have to constantly change their visuals according to the demand of the context and the project tries to convey this narration through the help of maps and images. The maps are chosen since the story has complex layers of spatial practices and in order to link the visual with the location, an interactive format of the map is required.The narration is an amalgam of the maps, images and text to study the phenomenon by mapping the spatial practices and understanding the visual identities of the non-veg eateries in the case of Ahmedabad, Gujarat.Item Open Access Aasharyathaputhanvidu Migration in Identities(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2018) Tharian, Roshni; Desai, Binita; Modi, JayminUntil the 1950’s, ours was a Syrian Catholic family in Prakanam, Pathanamthitta district of South Kerala. Despite relative widespread education, there was little hope for employment in the state. This propelled a large movement of Malayalees across the country. In the 1950’s, Ahmedabad was running to the siren of the mills. My grandfather became one of the several Malayalees that had given in to the appeal of the textile mill industry. They dominated clerical positions in a state that planned to carve its identity as an industrial haven. Migratory influx from Kerala toward Gujarat was thus sustained. Malayalees were to fill up positions that the locals were not addressing. The prospect of a regular salary was highly desirable to the Malayalee population. But the city offered more than employment. With increase in numbers, communities began to cluster. The sixties saw the coming together of a new community, that shared the common tale of financial responsibility of those back home. The arrival and settlement of migrants revived a dormant church in Ahmedabad that had hitherto held intermittent services for floating populations. The Vatican II council in 1964, in its revised worldview set the church and the migrants on the same footing; to acquire the local ethos. Consequently, with each generation, the migrant population learned to find a sense of belonging in their destination city, having little in common with the identity and struggle of the previous generations. This documentary attempts to record the movement in identities of Malayalee Catholic migrants to the city of Ahmedabad. The church becomes a core aspect, that finds symbiosis in its relationship rearing the migrants that grow up to contribute significantly as able members of the church.Item Open Access Fishing in common waters: fishing communities in coastal Gujarat(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2015) Shiroya, Hardik; Desai, BinitaThis report presents the design of a Graphic Novel as a storytelling medium; communicating ideas visually. The design project was initiated with an aim of communicating culture of coastal Gujarat to the rest of Gujarat through stories, specifically folktales of the Gujarat fishermen. The objective of the design was to try to fill the gap between these two groups. The graphic novel format was chosen for the purpose of sharing stories visually and in an interesting way, the medium seemed most appropriate and chose to create a graphic novel as the final product for my project. The confirmation of visualizing a Graphic Novel as the final product was done by interviewing a few children and taking their views on the medium. Compiling a collection of folktales and proved unfruitful and rather ineffective. The focus of the project then shifted to doing research on their culture and preparing a story in the form of an ethnographic narrative. The research work was done on the Kharwa, Koli and Machhwara communities with the field sites being Veraval, Jaleshwar, Sutrapada, Diu, Ghoghola and Vanakbara. Developing a story for the Graphic Novel with the data gathered from the field turned out to be the most important part of the process. After several iterations of trying to construct a narrative, one option was selected which also seemed exciting to visualize. The plot of the final story describes the scenario of the Kharwa and Machhwara communities; the lives they lead and about fishing which is their livelihood. The narrative is built around the relationships among the people within the community and their relationship with other communities made explicit through their history, fishing business and their relationships with each other at sea. Efforts have been made to include all aspects that are crucial in defining their respective cultures. The flow of the story is maintained by incorporating the facts that were gathered in my field visits. Scenes from the story were visualised through rough sketches drawn on paper. A track was kept to maintain the continuity in the drawings and modifications were done to them according to the story. The rough sketches were turned into detailed drawings with pencil and were filtered to be organized in panels of the Graphic Novel layout. The product worked out to be an effective representation of the culture. It establishes the idea of stories as a good medium to convey stories of different cultures and perspectives.Item Open Access Siddis of Gujarat: contrasting perspective(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2014) Pukadyil, Roshini; Desai, BinitaThe vast population of the sub-continent of India is composed of different ethnic groups with diverse cultures and languages. There are many instances in Indian history that record the arrival of foreign immigrants who have settled, flourished and adapted to the Indian culture. For example to avoid religious oppression by the Muslims, many Iranians migrated to India and formed a Parsee community. They integrated themselves into the Indian society in terms of national citizenship and languages but simultaneously maintained their distinct ethnic identity, traditions and behavioral practices. Another such instance from ancient times is of the Siddi community who were the immigrants from African who mainly came as slaves and a few of them as traders. This project attempts to create a digital experience of their rich culture, their adaption to the locality they settled into and the conflicts that exist within the community. In the process, I identified a communication problem within their social, economical and political context and the conflicts that followed owing to the inability of one group to empathize with the problems of the other. I focused on two major settlements of the Siddis within Gujarat which are the Junagadh tribal and the Ahmedabad urban district. I ended up observing the both the communities had contrasting stories to offer of their past, their culture, its preservation and the present status. For example, the Junagadh Siddis have been provided Scheduled Tribe recognition by the government, which seemed to unfair to the Ahmedabad Siddis, since they are not given any such special acknowledgement as they live in an urban space. The end result of my project is a documentary film on the community showing recognition of their identity, the difference in their lifestyles and how these dissimilarities end up becoming the reason of personal grievances and conflicts. It also helps in bringing to light the Siddi community and the disparities within the community and society at large. Objectives: 1. Exploring and first understanding the Siddi community residing at the urban (Ahmedabad) and rural (Junagadh) areas of Gujarat. 2. Identifying a communication problem present within the community. 3. Using a medium that appeals to a large audience.Item Open Access Generating recommendatins for agricultural crop production(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2012) Jain, Yash; Chaudhary, SanjayAgricultural Productivity depends on large number of parameters such as climatic conditions, soil quality, socio-economic factors, cultural practices, cultivation factors, technological innovations etc. The change in climate has a significant impact on the crop production. Scientists all over the world are trying to model the change in climate and various parameters affecting it. A huge amount of spatial data is available regarding climatic conditions, agricultural productivity etc. The data is available at varying resolutions. Applications of spatial data analysis in generating the rec-ommendations for farmers is considered. We specifically consider for cotton crop in North Gujarat region. A recommendation system is developed which helps farmers in various stages of farming. An extensive knowledge base in the form of ontology is also developed to provide support for better reasoning. The future extensions of the work includes the development of web based interfaces and a service oriented architecture to access the system in a platform independent manner. The recommendations would typically help the farmers choose the appropriate fertilizers, pesticides, cultural methods etc.Item Open Access Reducing climate vulnerabilities of cotton farmers in Banaskantha (North Gujarat)(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2012) Sharma, Amita; Chaudhary, SanjayThe multiple regression models is used to analyze the effect of frequently changing weather, like wide uctuation in monsoon rains, extremes in temperature, etc. on the cotton crop in North Gujarat Region. The study is basically focused on Banaskantha district of North Gujarat using data from 1991-2008. This study is conducted in two parts: (i) rst part contains analysis on monthly rainfall with respect to cotton yield and (ii) second part contains analysis based on different weather parameters like total seasonal rainfall, average temperature in degree days, relative humidity, and soil moisture with respect to cotton yield. Results from the statistical analysis are veried by the information collected from expert agronomists on cotton regarding different growth stages and different requirements of cotton in those growth stagesItem Open Access Darshan on the highway: urbanisation and popular religion in contemporary Ahmedabad(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2009) Anglay, Hemang; Mazumdar, MadhumitaDarshan on the Highway is a multimedia news story which is incorporated in a news website. It brings out the quality and characteristics of New SG Highway. In the recent years a new lifestyle has emerged on account of growing economy around the city of Ahmedabad. Two major forms of structures which emerged are the 'Temples' as well as the 'Business' complexes. Mainly the religious structures and business structures are the two main segment which share a symbiotic relationship between them, and also constitutes to the Visual Display of the entire stretched area. It has changed the economics of this stretch of the city making it a hub of a range of malls, multiplexes and restaurants. The temple complexes along with shopping complexes make the SG Highway a unique site for the study of the nature of urbanization and popular religious practice in contemporary Gujarat. It brings out the recent change which has transformed into a cultural phenomenon - The co-existence of economic enterprise and spirituality. It deals with the demands of work, leisure and religiosity in the best possible ways. The SG highway has attracted both citizen and media attention in recent times because of its mushrooming temple complexes and replicas of popular shrines on pilgrim circuits. Keeping this exceptional feature as the driving force I have tried to create a multimedia presentation in a sequence which might open up the curtains one by one. A news feature on the SG Highway had already appeared in the Ahmedabad edition of the Times of India on the 24th of July 2003. At that point the temples complexes had just begun to take shape with the successful replication of the Vaishno Devi Temple. My news story brings the story down further to 2009 to show the more recent replication of the Tirupati Balaji temple. The news feed drives the user to explore the replicas of two major shrines one being from north and the other being from the south, as well as its implications in contemporary senario. Namely, the Vaishnavdevi temple and the Tirupati Balaji temple on SG Highway. Given the spatial limitations of the multimedia news format, I have chosen to depict some salient features of the SG Highway focusing in particular on the replica shrines and their significance for visitors and devotees in the city of Ahmedabad.Item Open Access Well of meanings: an insight into the stepwells of Gujarat(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2007) Singh, Rashmi; Gupta, Anirban Dutta; De, Kuntal; Mazumdar, Madhumita; Pandya, VishvajitStepwells of Western India were often regarded as magnificent architectural solutions to the seasonality of water supply in the region. But as this multimedia presentation will show, the stepwells were much more than architectural wonders. They are laden with a whole range of meanings which derive from historical myths, meanings, beliefs and practices of the people of the region in which they were built. The presence of water in a stepwell made them the active focal point in villages. There was a time when these stepwell were used by the people for satisfying different requirements. This made the presence of the stepwell inevitable in their lives. However, because of the changes in climatic conditions, almost all of the stepwells are now dry, creating a distance between the stepwell and the user as the real purpose of stepwells is being lost. The stepwells are losing their original contexts with their real purpose and hence their importance in lives of people. The Stepwells of Gujarat are becoming important subject of public attention in recently. Their importance as site of water management is being complimented by appreciating their potential as attractive sites for cultural tourism in Gujarat. Stepwells are unique feature of Gujarat. Their distinctive style of architecture and ornamentation takes us to a new world of discoveries. At the same time, the multitude presence of the stepwells in the western part of the country opens the door of knowing their larger social and cultural contexts. The focus of the project is to study the stepwell of Adalaj to understand larger social, historical and cultural context and then make sense of the multiple cultural meanings attached to these wells in Gujarat. Since the Adalaj stepwell does not stand in isolation but there exist a number of other stepwells in this region. Hence, through this thesis, an effort has been made to build up the connection of the local context of the stepwell with regional.Item Open Access Vehicle katha: a 2d stop motion animation film(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2006) Ujawane, Anand; Mazumdar, Madhumita; Sarkar, Aditi Nath; Gupta, Anirban DuttaVehicle katha - a 2d stop motion animation film. Take care of your vaahans and they will take care of you' - a public interest message about vehicle h. maintenance. The film uses the vaahan of the Mother Goddesses of Gujarat as metaphor to communicate the importance of vehicle in everyday life. The film is presented as folklore. It uses folk art -mata ni pachedi as the visual treatment and folk music - daayaro as background sound. Duration of the film - eight minutes.Item Open Access Point it: a visual aid, guide book for tourist visiting Gujarat(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, 2006) Tatwawadi, Prachi; De, Kuntal; Gupta, Anirban DuttaTourists ofien face dijjculties in communicating with the local people due to language barrier. To overcome this, 'Point It: a guide book, uses a combination of photographs and standard graphic. The idea is also to provide a so) copy which can be downloaded on to a mobile phone & then used by the visitor as a visual aid.