Sujata Keshavan
| Sujata Keshavan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961 (age 64–65) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 🏫 Education | National Institute of Design (1984) School of Art Yale University (1987) |
| 💼 Occupation | Graphic designer |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Ramachandra Guha |
Sujata Keshavan (born 1961) is an Indian graphic designer. She is a co-founder of Ray and Keshavan, a brand design firm based in India.[1][2][3]
Early life
Keshavan was born to an engineer father and a painter mother.[4]
Education
Keshavan graduated from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, in 1984.[5] Subsequently, she obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree in graphic design from Yale University in 1987.[6] While at Yale, she studied under designers Paul Rand, Bradbury Thompson, Matthew Carter,[7] and Armin Hofmann.[8]
Career
After graduation, Keshavan began her career at the advertising agency Response, founded by Ram Ray, where she worked for six months before returning to India. In 1989, Keshavan co-founded Ray + Keshavan, a digitial consulting company, with her former boss, Ram Ray.[4] Their clients include companies such as Infosys, Kotak Mahindra Bank, the Himalaya Drug Co., Bharti Airtel, Reliance, Hindustan Lever, ITC, Wipro, McKinsey, Dr. Reddy’s, Dabur, Max Group, TVS, Mindtree, and several airports across India.[9][4]
In 2006, Ray + Keshavan was acquired by the WPP Group Plc.[10]
In 2016, Keshavan co-founded Varana Design Ltd., an artisanal luxury fashion brand, along with entrepreneurs Ravi Prasad and Meeta Malhotra.[3]
Awards and achievements
- Keshavan has twice been named Graphic Designer of the Year at the annual Advertising and Marketing (A&M) awards.[11]
- She won the Eastern Press Award and the Schickle–Collingwood Prize.[12]
- She received the Outstanding Woman Professional of the Year 2007, awarded by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).[13]
- In 2006, Keshavan was named among India's 30 most powerful women by India Today.[14]
- In 2011, she was placed 18th on Fortune India's list of most powerful women in business.[15]
- She is a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Design & Innovation.[16]
- Since 2016, she has been a Member of the Governing Council at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.[17]
- In 2019, she was presented the Design Icons 2019 Awards in the Graphic and Communication Design category by India Design Forum.[18]
Keshavan has been invited to speak at international conferences, including Design Indaba[19] in South Africa and the International Design Center at Nagoya, Japan.[20] She was a jury member at ReBrand 100 at the Rhode Island School of Design and a member of the Design Jury at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.[21] She has also chaired the jury for the Business World Awards for Design Excellence and The Design Yatra Awards for Excellence in South Asian Design.[22]
Personal life
Keshavan lives in Bangalore and is married to the historian Ramachandra Guha. They have two children.[23]
References
- ↑ "Welcome to Srishti". Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ↑ Keshav, Karunya (2011-05-07). "Image make-overs". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Datta, Pronoti (2017-08-11). "Jamdani on Dover Street". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Ghoshal, Somak (2019-03-22). "Sujata Keshavan: Making design matter". mint. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ↑ "NID: NID gets Rs 50 lakh donation from 1984-batch alumna". The Times of India. TNN. Jun 1, 2017. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ↑ "A Career of Firsts". Design Indaba.
- ↑ "Sujata Keshavan: We Believe The Taj Mahal Is Beautiful Because We Are Taught So". Forbes India. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ↑ "From Graphics to Textile, with Sujata Keshavan".
- ↑ "Female frontiers". DNA India. 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ↑ Bagchi, Subroto (2014). Zen Garden : Conversations with Pathmakers. [Place of publication not identified]: Penguin Global. ISBN 978-93-5118-574-1. OCLC 1132398355. Search this book on
- ↑ Bakshi, Jahanvi (2025-01-14). "NID Notable Alumni: List of Popular Alumni". College Dekho. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ↑ "Asia's top brand designer lives in the city". The Times of India. April 2003.
- ↑ "FICCI Ladies Organisation's annual awards presented". The Hindu. 2007-04-19. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ↑ "30 Indian women role models: From an investment banker to a singer to an infotech warrior". India Today. 24 April 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Global Future Councils".
- ↑ "National Institute of Design - Management". www.nid.edu. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ↑ Menon, Rashmi (2019-10-11). "IDF felicitates cross-disciplinary design thinkers". mint. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ↑ "Design Indaba Conference 2003". Design Indaba. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
- ↑ ""Design from Asia" Speakers profile". www.idcn.jp. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ↑ Staff, exchange4media (2009-04-24). "Cannes Lions 2009: Chax, Sujata Keshavan Guha, Leena Basrur among jury members - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ↑ Institute, ADMEC Multimedia (2016-10-04). "10 Most Popular Indian Graphic Artists". ADMEC Multimedia Institute. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ↑ "LUNCH WITH BS: Ramachandra Guha". Business Standard.
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