Parsons gets an Indian address

For those in India aiming to make a career in fashion and design,the journey just got easier. While the country already has a fair share of institutes offering design courses,Indian School of Design and Innovation (ISDI) — that has entered into a collaboration with New York-based Parsons The New School for Design — is slated to open doors to a swanky campus in Lower Parel,Mumbai,next month. ISDI Parsons Mumbai will be the academic base for Parsons activities in India,which will include curriculum development,quality assurance,student and faculty exchanges,as well as collaborative projects with students at Parsons’ campuses in New York and Paris.

The person behind this collaboration is Radha Kapoor,the daughter of YES Bank CEO Rana Kapoor. Radha herself is an alumnus of the prestigious New York institute that has also had celebrity students in veteran designer Raghavendra Rathore and kidswear designer Neelakshi Ray,among others. A spokesperson for the institute confirmed the news,though further details are awaited.