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Back in September we wrote that India needs about 1,500 industrial designers a year, but they're only producing 150. Now The Hindu claims the number of designers needed is "8,000 to 10,000 per annum" in both industrial and communication design, though they don't specify where the split lies.

[National Institute of Design Director Darlie O. Koshy] said talent crunch was one of the biggest challenges facing this industry, growing at a healthy 23-25 per cent annually...

The major segments driving the industrial and communication design market were animation, automotives, new appliances, service designs and retailing.

For those of you living outside India and looking to go ex-pat, Bangalore's looking like Shanghai in 1995; here's your chance to get in early.