Parthiv Shah

Who is Parthiv Shah?

Parthiv Shah is an alumnus of the National Institute of Design, India, the University of California, Davis and visiting scholar at the SOAS, London University. Parthiv is a photographer, film maker and a graphic designer. He has made several documentary films, curated exhibitions and has several photo-books to his credit. Growing up in a family of artists and through his own professional training, he brings an interesting intersection of art, photography and design to his work.

He is founder–director of Centre for Media and Alternative Communication. Parthiv has been particularly interested and engaged in working on the issue of image perception and representation. His visual journeys have led him into working with communities which are finding a mainstream voice and identity. Presently, he is also advising as creative consultant at Prasar Bharati for re branding of prime time at Doordarshan and ALL India Radio