Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
and sorry I could not travel both
Then took the other, as just as fair,
because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I --
I took the one less travelled by,
and that has made all the difference - Robert Frost
Mr. Dilip Chhabria : The man who challenged conformism. The Artist. The Engineer. The Marketer.
When Dilip Chhabria chose to go to the Art Center of Design, Pasadena, USA, he’d already ambled down the road less travelled, on a road unheard of. In times of engineers and doctors and lawyers and journalists, he went to one of the best design schools in the world to pursue Transportation Design. He went after his dreams with a bear trap in his hands.
‘I want to leave my mark as a man, to create what no one can, to rise up and prove that you can achieve all your dreams if you want them badly enough ’ – Dilip Chhabria.
Dilip Chhabria over the years has had thousands of automobile enthusiasts ask him the same question: I want to be an automobile designer. Can you please guide me?
There are many others with such ambitions who have little idea about how to get there. Fair enough. While there are several hundred design schools around the world teaching all forms of design, there are only a handful that teach Transportation or Automotive Design.
A serious dearth of talented automobile designers, and increasing interest among young aspirants to learn automobile designing, gave birth to DYP-DC Center for Automotive Research and Studies.
In the words of Mr. Dilip Chhabria, ‘DYPDC College is my personal passion, and I am going to drive this institute to make sure it produces the best automobile designers. Presently there are no credible programs that plug this gap between demand and supply of world-class automobile designers. Automobile Designing is a hot-hot field. It’s an exciting career choice.’
On his role he says: ‘I’ll be involved with the program on three levels. First: I’d be on the jury and act as the chief mentor for my students. Second: I’d be in close contact with the faculty and constantly try and reinvent the curriculum, teaching methods, keeping it fresh and dynamic. Third: I believe like love, design is a matter of heart. The institute will aim to develop skills that embody this philosophy, coupled with business and manufacturing dynamics.’
‘It’s a boon in view of the impending explosion of automotive growth in our part of the world.’
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