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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = M. P. Ranjan<br />
| image = MP Ranjan.jpg<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth year|1950}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|08|09|1950|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]]<br />
| occupation = {{hlist|Designer|innovator|educator}}<br />
| employer = [[National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad]]<br>[[CEPT University]]<br>[[Ahmedabad University]]<br />
| known_for = {{hlist|Bamboo and cane toys & furniture|design education}}<br />
| notable_works = ''Handmade in India''<br>''Bamboo and Cane Crafts of North East India''<br />
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Aditi Ranjan]]|1981}}<br />
| awards = Kamala Samman Award with Aditi Ranjan<br />
}}<br />
'''Mundon Pandan Ranjan''' (1950 – 9 August 2015) was an Indian designer and educator. He was a polymath, exploring various genres and methodologies in the field design innovation and education. Ranjan is known for his book ''Handmade in India: A Geographic Encyclopedia of Indian Handicrafts'' based on Indian arts and crafts that he edited along with his partner and fellow design pedagogue [[Aditi Ranjan]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Handmade in India by M. P. Ranjan |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/672695/handmade-in-india-by-m-p-ranjan/9780789210470 |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=Penguin Random House Canada |language=English}}</ref> He worked at [[National Institute of Design]], [[CEPT University]] and [[Ahmedabad University]].<ref name=":4" /><br />
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== Life and work ==<br />
M. P. Ranjan was born in 1950 in Madras (now [[Chennai]]), [[Tamil Nadu]]. His father, M. V. Gopala played a role in developing his inclination towards furniture design. He joined National Institute of Design in 1969 to pursue Furniture and Product Design, and went on to become a member of faculty at the Institute by 1972.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Sujatha Shankar |date=2015-08-14 |title=A tribute to the design wizard |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/homes-and-gardens/a-tribute-to-mp-ranjan/article7539850.ece |access-date=2022-08-12 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=50 years of the National Institute of Design, 1961-2011. |date=2013 |isbn=978-81-86199-71-8 |location=Ahmedabad |oclc=871374480}}</ref> Between 1974 and 1976, he worked as a professional designer in Madras, and returned to the faculty of NID in 1976.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Ranjan MP {{!}} Ahmedabad University |url=https://ahduni.academia.edu/RanjanMP/CurriculumVitae |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=ahduni.academia.edu}}</ref><br />
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From a ten year period of 1981 to 1991, he headed the consulting arm of NID and facilitated numerous collaborative projects between the faculties and corporate or government clients.<ref name=":5" /> Since 1981, he taught core design theory courses which was named “Design Concepts and Concerns” which concerned itself with design thinking and strategising.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=May |first=Cheryl |date=2017-10-16 |title=In memory of MP Ranjan: The NID approach to Systemic Design |url=https://rsdsymposium.org/in-memory-of-ranjan-the-nid-approach-to-systemic-design/ |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=RSD Symposium |language=en-CA}}</ref><br />
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=== Documentation and publications ===<br />
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M. P. Ranjan studied the crafts of North East India, along with his colleagues Ghanshyam Pandya and Nilam Iyer and published the book ''Bamboo and Cane Crafts of Northeast India'' in 1986.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><br />
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Ranjan got interested in the craft documentation work in North East India, inspired by [[Aditi Ranjan]], his colleague and later wife and took a trip to the North East of India 1978.<ref name=":0" /> In order to demonstrate the role of bamboo as a sustainable craft and industrial material of the future, he executed numerous projects for the United Nations Development Programme ([[United Nations Development Programme|UNDP]]) and other Government agencies. <br />
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He also co-authored a book titled ''Handmade in India: A Geographic Encyclopedia of Indian Handicrafts'' (2009) with his wife [[Aditi Ranjan]] that was produced over five years, from 2002-07 offering a detailed documentation of India’s art and craft traditions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sachin |date=2020-11-15 |title=Professor MP Ranjan |url=http://www.designindia.net/thoughts/people/teachers/prof_m_p_ranjan |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=Designinindia}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=August 10, 2015 |title=NID design gurup professor Ranjan dies |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/nid-design-gurup-professor-ranjan-dies/articleshow/48417815.cms |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> The project was conceptualised by the Ranjans and involved extensive fieldwork across the country.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Aditi and M.P. Ranjan |url=https://www.platform-mag.com/design/aditi-and-mp-ranjan.html |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=www.platform-mag.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ranjan, M P – Global InCH- International Journal of Intangible Cultural Heritage |url=https://globalinch.org/contributor/ranjan-m-p/ |access-date=2022-08-10 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2022-02-04 |title=MP Ranjan, Design Guru |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/mp-ranjan-design-guru/295151 |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=Outlook India |language=en}}</ref> <br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Channapatna toys]]<br />
* [[Aditi Ranjan]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [http://design-for-india.blogspot.com/ Design for India] - Personal blog on design (inactive)<br />
* {{YouTube|id=6NhMl8kzh2Q|title=Talk at Pune Design Festival 2015}}<br />
* {{YouTube|id=6vgoCoY9TWs|title=Thoughts on design and sustainability|link=no}}<br />
* {{YouTube|id=vb-4w0ZTmA8|title=Workshop on Deconstructing Design|link=no}}<br />
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[[Category:20th-century Indian designers]]<br />
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