aut am ▁V agh ela ▁( born ▁ 1 9 3 6 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Indian ▁artist . ▁ ▁His ▁early ▁art ▁education ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁Sir ▁Jam set je e ▁Je ej eb ho y ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁in ▁Bomb ay ▁and ▁he ▁later ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁train ▁in ▁fres co ▁and ▁m ural ▁techniques ▁in ▁Ban as th ali , ▁Raj as than . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁he ▁was ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁We aver ' s ▁Service ▁Centre ▁at ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁India ' s ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Text iles . ▁He ▁retired ▁as ▁Director , ▁Co ord ination ▁and ▁Design ▁Ex ports ▁for ▁the ▁Cent res ▁and ▁Indian ▁Instit utes ▁of ▁Hand lo om ▁Technology . ▁The ▁W . S . C ' s ▁had ▁artists ▁working ▁closely ▁with ▁we a vers ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁modern ▁text ile ▁designs , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁Centre ▁that ▁V agh ela ▁interact ed ▁with ▁artists ▁including ▁K . G . ▁Sub ram any an , ▁P rab h ak ar ▁Bar we ▁and ▁Amb adas . ▁ ▁V agh ela ▁has ▁illustrated ▁several ▁books ▁including ▁The ▁Story ▁of ▁Dance : ▁B har ata ▁N aty am ▁by ▁Kr ish na ▁Sah ai ▁and ▁Another ▁India : ▁An ▁Anth ology ▁of ▁Indian ▁Contempor ary ▁F iction ▁and ▁Po etry ▁with ▁British ▁painter ▁Howard ▁H od g kin . ▁In ▁more ▁than ▁four ▁dec ades ▁as ▁an ▁artist ▁and ▁designer , ▁he ▁has