Craft and Design: A Six-year Delhi lad, the youngest recipient of Certificate in Craft and Design from IGNOU

 

At an age when most kids remain busy playing with toys and prefer to watch Tom & Jerry TV show, a Delhi lad has chosen to excel in academics, that too at the higher level. Believe it or not, Master Divya Prakash Pandey, a six-and-a-half-year lad from Delhi has earned the distinction of being the youngest recipient of a Certificate in Craft and Design Programme (CCDP) in pottery from the IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University). Master Divya is not only the youngest student of IGNOU but also the youngest student ever admitted in any university, a statement from IGNOU said.

Master Divya studies in Class II at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Vigyan Vihar in East Delhi. He has passed the examination which was held under the IGNOU’s School of Engineering and Technology with flying colors, scoring 76% marks. He has designed different patterns and created innovative ideas in craft and design, an IGNOU press release said.

The Indira Gandhi National Open University’s (IGNOU) youngest pride, six and half years old Master Divya Prakash Pandey has set the University’s mantra of ‘Age no bar, Pace no bar, Place no bar’ right by passing the Certificate in Craft and Design Programme (CCDP) under School of Engineering & Technology  in July 2010 session with 76 per cent marks.

According to the IGNOU, during the course of his studies, Master Divya created fusion in Craft & Design as well as magic. He has created wonder in the world of clay by designing the famous magic trick ‘Water of India’ besides designing different pattern and creating innovative ideas in craft & design, the IGNOU said.

The CCDP course is developed under the IGNOU-Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) project and aims at upgrading the knowledge and skills of artisans engaged/interested in pottery. This programme envisages no prerequisite educational qualification for the target group of rural artisans and interested youths. It introduces artisans to conceptual designing as well as cost analysis and marketing of products.

(image courtesy: IGNOU)

Amy