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Dear Friends! I am an early stage design researcher who is seeking for PhD opportunities and programs in the Indian, Europe or Australia. I would like to work in the area of languishing-traditional handcrafts with an approach of Craft & Craft Community survival through interventions at various levels, like- Design upgradation, Technical & Skill upgradation according to the demands of contemporary life-style of end-users today. The entire phenomena is quite diverse in nature according to the origin factors, materials & tools, life cycle of craft, socio-cultural behaviors of craft-community, end-users & marketing factors, geographical orientation, effects of surrounding nature over raw material supply, climate change... I need your guidance to: 1. Fiend a University. 2. Fiend a Guide. 3. Fiend full Sponsorship/Scholarship Thanking you. Regards, संतोष कुमार झा | Santosh Kumar Jha Designer, Department of LGAD Footwear Design & Development Institute (Ministry of Commerce & Industries, G.o.I.) ______________________________________________________________ M.Des. 2012' CMJ University, Sikkim PGD in Crafts Product Design (Hard Goods) 2004' IICD Jaipur MBA Marketing, 2009' Pondicherry Central University, Pondicherry BCA (H), 1998' BNM University, Madhepura ________________________________________________________________________ Professional Portfolio: http://www.coroflot.com/jsantosh ________________________________________________________________________ Scholarly Articles: 1. Strengths of Indian Crafts Industry: http://strengthsofindiancraftsindustry.blogspot.com 2. Green Life- Craft Products: http://www.evolver.net/user/santoshjha/blog/way_green_life_craft_product_design