Art, Craft and Sustainability Come Together in NID Ahmedabad’s I-Day Invitation KitDr. Ashok Mondal, Director, NID Ahmedabad: NID Ahmedabad Showcases Four States’ Craft Traditions in Rashtrapati Bhavan InvitationBilkul OnlineAhmedabad | 11 Aug 2026The National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, has designed a special ceremonial invitation kit for distinguished guests attending the Independence Day reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan on August 15, 2026. Commissioned by Rashtrapati Bhavan for India’s 80th Independence Day, the invitation kit celebrates the traditional crafts, ecological practices and conservation initiatives of Chhattisgarh, Goa, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. The project, initiated in March 2026, involved NID designers and staff travelling across the four states to work closely with artisan communities. The artifacts were subsequently brought to the NID Ahmedabad campus, where teams of faculty, students, alumni, staff and artisans assembled the invitation kits over nearly a month. The project was led by Dr. Ashok Mondal, Director, NID Ahmedabad, with the overall design and production process spanning four months.