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Srisrividhiya Kalyanasundaram

Also known as: Srivi Kalyan

Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technologyc, National Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard Graduate School of Education

ORCID iD 0000-0001-7060-3112
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Srivi Kalyan is an artist, designer, educator, writer and researcher. She works at the fluid and exciting intersection of arts, media, education, design, environment and consciousness. She is the Founder-Director of Fooniferse Arts Pvt.Ltd. She is one of the Deans for the cluster of Law, Environment and Planning at Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bengaluru, India and heads the B.Des, PGDP and M.Des programs in Information Arts and Information Design Practices and also the PGDP, M.Des program in Earth Education and Communication as well as the 5 year Integrated Doctoral program in Reimagining Transitions. Her doctoral work focused on Indian philosophical traditions, aesthetics and personal art practice to uncover intrinsic ecological consciousness. Blending expertise in research and practice across multiple disciplines, Srivi brings transdisciplinary approaches and insights to her work.

She has authored and illustrated several children’s books as well as stories for adults and is an award winning writer and illustrator. Her stories and illustrations have been published by Katha, Puffin, Tulika, Ediciones Castillo, Oxford Bookstore Website, Reader’s Digest, Manoj Prakshan and others. She also writes on art and art education in magazines and websites like Parent Circle, Azim Premji Foundation’s Learning Curve, thealternative.in and others.

She has worked for some of the leading educational/edutainment organizations like Sesame Street, NCERT, idiscoveri, Katha, Tulika, Birla Edutech, Ilango’s Art space, designing cutting edge books and media for children and young people on one end, and workshops, curriculum, teacher training modules, interdisciplinary strengthening, design and delivery of curriculums on the other. Her work through the creation of educational media reaches millions of children across India through reprints of textbooks, and creative products.

She has a Masters in Arts in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge and a Masters in Fine Arts from Stella Maris College, Chennai.

Employment

  • Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technologyc Professor
    2025 - Present
  • National Institute of Advanced Studies Adjunct Professor
    2022 - Present
  • Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design & Technology Dean
    2021 - Present
  • Srishti Institute of Art Design and Technology Associate Dean
    2015 - 2021
  • Fooniferse Arts Pvt. Ltd. Founder-Director
    2009 - 2023
  • Sesame Workshop India Creative Director
    2007 - 2009

Education

  • University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
    2015 - 2021
  • Harvard Graduate School of Education Master of Education (Ed.M)
    2006 - 2007
  • Stella Maris College History of Fine Arts and Graphic Design
    2002 - 2004
  • Stella Maris College History of Fine Arts, Drawing & Painting
    1998 - 2001

Projects & Funding

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Publications (9)