The Open Elective is a set of two-week long multidisciplinary workshops offered to the second year students of the Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) and the first-year students of the Master of Design (M.Des.) programmes across the three NID campuses in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Bengaluru. Year 2023's theme LOOKING BACK, WITHIN & AHEAD : Celebrating Indigenous wisdom is an opportunity to pause, reflect, acknowledge and revive native knowledge systems. The theme celebrates the traditional wisdom of our country by foregrounding its relevance not just today but as having the potential to support the future of a dynamic world.