National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
The National Institute of Design (NID) is a public design university in Paldi, Ahmedabad, with extension campuses in Gandhinagar and Bengaluru. Regarded as one of the foremost design schools in Asia as surveyed by Bloomberg Businessweek in 2009 and on Ranker, it is ranked 51-100 among the top art and design institutes in the world as of 2022 by QS. The university, along with the other NIDs across India, functions as an autonomous institute under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. NID has been accorded an Institute of National Importance under the National Institute of Design Act, 2014.
NIDUS, Ahmedabad
A historic monument within the NID campus, Ahmedabad, popularly known as the Eames Plaza
Gautam Gira Sarabhai Square inside the NID building. Named after the founders of the institution.
Gira Sarabhai was an Indian architect, designer, and a design pedagogue. She was born into the Sarabhai family and was the youngest of eight siblings. She is known for contributing to several industrial and educational projects in Gujarat. She was the representative of the Sarabhai Foundation, a public charitable trust. Gira, along with her brother Gautam Sarabhai were crucial in establishing and designing the academic curricula of National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.
Gira Sarabhai in 1951
Gira Sarabhai, sitting, extreme right, along with her father Ambalal Sarabhai 3rd seat from the right, sister Gita Mayor sitting on the extreme left and their brother Vikram Sarabhai, seated, 4th from the left.
