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9. What is parametrization in design?
10. What is the final step in Indian design thinking?

V. Long answer type questions.
1. Explain how Indian temples embody the concept of “giving form to the formless” using the example of the
Kandariya Mahadev Temple.
2. Describe the role of symbols in Indian design, providing two examples and their meanings.
3. How do proportion systems like the Golden Ratio and Talamana enhance Indian architecture?

4. How does the human body guide design in Indian art and dance?
5. Why is the sculpture of Nataraja considered a strong example of Indian design thinking?
21 st #Critical Thinking
VI. Competency-based questions. Century
Skills #Information Literacy
1. A team of students is tasked with designing an eco-friendly community center. They decide to follow Indian
Knowledge System principles. They start by selecting the theme of “balance between human life and nature.”
They divide the space using a grid and use symbols like the lotus, chakra, and tree in their design. They also
plan to use proportions and fractals in the layout and detailing.
Answer the following questions based on the above data:
(a) Why is starting with an abstract idea like “balance” important in Indian design thinking?
(b) How do the symbols chosen (lotus, chakra, tree) align with the theme?

(c) What role can fractals play in detailing the space?
2. You notice a rangoli design has a lotus at the centre, bright colours around it, and symmetrical dots. Using
knowledge from the chapter, what design principles are being used here and why?
3. Observe the image given below answer the questions that follow:

(a) What does the circular grid in this design represent?
(b) How does walking around the structure relate to Indian philosophical ideas?
(c) Identify and name the above structure in Indian architecture.

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