Parwinder SandhuMumbai, Feb. 28 -- At just 16, Reeth Gupta is already turning her dreams into reality. A Class XI student in the non-medical stream in Mumbai, Reeth has been fascinated by animation since she was 10. Inspired by films like Pokemon and How to Train Your Dragon, she has transformed a childhood passion into a serious career goal.
Today, Reeth is among nearly 130 students training at the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT), a rapidly emerging hub for aspiring professionals in Animation, Visual Effects (VFX), Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR).
Dubbed India's lighthouse for AVGC-XR, IICT was made operational in July last year with the enrolment of its first batch. Established by the Ministry of Informat...