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KIRAN KULKARNI
Design Leadership


ಜಗದನು ಕೇಳಿದ ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರ
For english > Scroll down ಕಳೆದ ತಿಂಗಳು ನನ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಏನೋ ವಿಚಿತ್ರವಾದ—but ಶುಭದ—ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಶುರುವಾಯಿತು. ಎಲ್ಲವೂ ಎಷ್ಟು ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ನಡೆದಿದೆ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು...
kiran kulkarni
Jul 8, 20255 min read


A Lost Essence: Reflecting on the Aggressive Rendering of Pooria Dhanashree
Last evening, I attended a sitar concert in the heart of an urban cultural hub. The artist was young renowned sitarist, the auditorium...
kiran kulkarni
Nov 26, 20243 min read


Hindustan times covers Hampi board game
Temples dating to the early 14th cen- tury, farms along the Tungabhadra river, and houses dotting the banks of ponds come alive in the...
kiran kulkarni
Jan 15, 20241 min read


Journeying Through the Timeless Wisdom of D V Gundappa's "Mankutimmana Kagga"
D V Gundappa's magnum opus, "Mankutimmana Kagga," stands as an illustrious beacon in the landscape of Kannada literature, inviting...
kiran kulkarni
Aug 14, 20232 min read


Exploring the Architectural Wisdom of "Mayamata": Timeless Insights for Modern Designers
Link to full text > In the realm of ancient architectural treatises, "Mayamata" stands as a beacon of timeless wisdom that continues to...
kiran kulkarni
Aug 13, 20233 min read


Unlocking Creativity: The Citrasutras - A Design Guide from the Ancient World
In the ever-evolving realm of design, innovation is often fueled by inspiration from unexpected sources. One such source, often...
kiran kulkarni
Aug 4, 20232 min read


Coming out of the box called Modernism
In 1996, I eagerly enrolled in an Architecture school nestled within the vibrant city of Bangalore. Little did I know that the physical...
kiran kulkarni
May 25, 202310 min read


Way of the symbol design
What does it take to discover a character, personality of oneself, situation or activity? Why is required? It comes with the innate need...
kiran kulkarni
Apr 24, 20223 min read


Dying archetypes
Archetype is A perfect or typical specimen An original model or pattern; prototype Content of the collective unconscious The constantly...
kiran kulkarni
Apr 24, 20222 min read


Buddha bowl
Cooking is a fine balancing of materials, recipes, processes, time and quantity. Quantity is the most mis- understood idea while eating....
kiran kulkarni
Apr 24, 20221 min read


Indic design framework at Tacit
Design in some way is as an act of connecting ourselves with reality in the process we may illuminate and liberate. It is as much an...
kiran kulkarni
Apr 23, 20224 min read
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