A Designer's Dream

Designer Raghavendra Rathore’s Gurukul School of Design will offer students a truly holistic learning experience in the city of Jaipur. The institute, slated to open in August, will introduce programmes that will encourage the next generation of designers to think out of the box.

- Anurima Das

A magnificent landscape reflects glories of the city’s historical past, even as its palaces and relics stand testament to its majestic grandeur. It is in this vibrant and historic city of Jaipur that trend setter Raghavendra Rathore will soon set up a first-of-its-kind institute, the Gurukul School of Design (GSD).

Set to open in August, the GSD will offer unique programmes in fashion designing, which will be taught by world-class international and Indian faculty. Embracing every aspect of fashion design, fashion merchandising, fashion marketing and management, the programmes will also include courses in well-being. This would make studying at the GSD a truly holistic learning experience.

The GSD was a dream project for the designer, who spent years to transform his vision into reality. Asked about this unique venture and how he plans to nurture talent through an alternative learning practice, a thoughtful Rathore says, “The gift of education brings to the brand and me a level of satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment that is much higher than when I unveil a runway collection. Nothing in the world is impossible if you apply your mind to it. The key is to have a good and a dependable team. Through the GSD, we will strive to introduce the next generation of designers to a new way of thinking ‘design’, and will also help them communicate and apply it to enhance the overall impact of design. No doubt there will be hurdles, but even if we reach the mark halfway, it will be gratifying.”

A new horizon