Assistant Professor
Brief info

B.Arch. | M.Sc. Anthropology | Ph.D. in Anthropology
Co-founder: Studio Urban Dialogue, Nashik

Doctor of Philosophy (January’ 15 – May’ 21)
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali
Thesis: ‘Feral Ecologies of a River: Politics of Infrastructure, Pollution, and Water Flows of the Godavari River in Nashik, India’

Master of Science (August’ 12 – June’ 14)
Department of Anthropology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune (Then University of Pune)

Bachelor of Architecture (August’ 07 – June’ 12)
Department of Architecture, School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi

Subject Expert, Nashik (2021):
Engagement with the students at Delhi Public School, Nashik on a Project-Based Learning module on the impacts of climate change on the Godavari River in Nashik

Research Assistant, Nashik (2019):
As a part of the ESRC-ICSSR funded project on Learning from Small Cities: Governing imagined futures in India’s smart urban age, I conducted community asset mapping workshops with multiple stakeholders in Nashik. The aim of this activity was to understand the grassroots’ understanding of Smart City scheme in the city.

Researcher, Nashik (2018):
As a part of the collaboration ‘Reconnecting with the Godavari,’ I organized a river action week in Nashik. This included a series of river walks, discussion sessions, a photography exhibitions, and many more social engagement activities.

Researcher, Nashik (2017):
In collaboration with the residents of Nashik city developed an initiative called Reconnecting with Godavari. ‘Reconnecting with Godavari’ is a platform build to initiate a dialogue between multiple stakeholders, ranging from bureaucrats, politicians, academicians, journalists, activists, and several other sections of the city population, who are engaged with Godavari (in any form).

Researcher, Nashik (2017):
Established collaboration with Nashik Municipal Corporation and Maharashtra Times under an initiative ‘Reconnecting with Godavari’. Organized the first event in the form of a water-walk in the Sewage Treatment Plant in Nashik on the occasion of the World Water Day. (http://www.worldwaterday.org/wtd- events/reconnecting-godavari-step-towards-understanding-giving-back-river-form- wastewater/)

Researcher, Nashik (2016):
Collaborated with Moolbhoot Hakka Andolan (a grass-root community) in Nashik to organize the workshop Nashik as Utopia: Exploring Multiple Perspectives on Urban Planning and Governance, as a part of the Utopian Cities project funded by Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR).