{"id":354423,"date":"2025-06-19T04:38:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T10:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=354423"},"modified":"2025-06-19T04:38:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T10:08:05","slug":"nitin-gadkari-unveils-indea-foundation-stone-ushering-in-new-era-of-automotive-design-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/nitin-gadkari-unveils-indea-foundation-stone-ushering-in-new-era-of-automotive-design-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Nitin Gadkari unveils INDEA foundation stone, ushering in new era of automotive design education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways laid the foundation stone of Indian School for Deisgn of Automobiles (INDEA) \u2013 India\u2019s first institution dedicated to automobile design and management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unveiling the foundation stone of INDEA virtually, Gadkari said, \u201cIndia\u2019s automobile sector holds the key to economic growth, employment generation, and global competitiveness. As we strive towards the Prime Minister\u2019s USD 5 trillion economy vision, our industry is evolving from being cost-driven to quality-led, anchored in smart design, robust safety, and sustainable practices.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe future will be shaped by strong R&D, innovation, and next-generation testing and certification. I am confident that the young talent trained at INDEA will become catalysts for change, turning knowledge into innovation, and innovation into national strength,\u201d the minister added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Held on the XLRI Delhi-NCR campus, the ceremony brought together a distinguished gathering of industry leaders, senior government officials, design and automotive professionals, academic stalwarts, and faculty members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INDEA, developed under the aegis of XLRI\u2019s Centre for Automobile Design & Management (XADM), aims to revolutionize design education in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. KS Casimir, Director, XLRI Delhi-NCR, remarked, \u201cThis ceremony marks a major leap in our vision of creating an institute that seamlessly blends design thinking, technical prowess, and industry alignment. Nitin Gadkari\u2019s digital presence as Chief Guest is not only an honour but also a strong endorsement of the vital role that design can play in India\u2019s mobility future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Echoing the sentiment, Avik Chattopadhyay said, \u201cINDEA is designed to be more than just an educational institute\u2014it is a movement to elevate India\u2019s design capabilities. Guided by the vision of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we are confident INDEA will become a key enabler in India\u2019s journey to becoming a global design and innovation hub.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event also served as a platform to initiate future collaborations between academia and industry, fostering conversations around sustainable mobility, indigenous innovation, and the global positioning of Indian design talent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways laid the foundation stone of Indian School for Deisgn of Automobiles (INDEA) \u2013 India\u2019s first institution dedicated to automobile design and management. Unveiling the foundation stone of INDEA virtually, Gadkari said, \u201cIndia\u2019s automobile sector holds the key to economic growth, employment generation, and global competitiveness. As we strive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":172,"featured_media":354424,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[19864,15744,18820],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354423"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/172"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354423"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":354425,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354423\/revisions\/354425"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/354424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}