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Sujata Keshavan | |
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| Born | 1961 (age 63–64) |
| Education | National Institute of Design (1984) School of Art Yale University (1987) |
| Occupation | Graphic designer |
| Spouse | 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]
Keshavan was born to an engineer father and a painter mother. [4]
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]
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]
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]
Keshavan lives in Bangalore and is married to the historian Ramachandra Guha. They have two children. [23]
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