If fashion is seen in the broader sense of the term, and includes everything to do with personal style and the Indian way of life, then it is possible to see glimpses of how fashion was a part of education over the years. One of the biggest impacts on the contemporary Indian fashion scene was the arrival of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in 1986 under the umbrella of the Ministry of Textiles. NIFT was one of the first colleges to run courses in fashion journalism. The idea was to give its students an extra string to their bow, using their knowledge of design and manufacture as a basis for a potential career in fashion journalism. The other big influence on today's fashion scene is the National Institute of Design (NID), an autonomous national institution for research, service, and training in industrial design and visual communication. It provides a multidisciplinary approach to design education, training, and practice.