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S. SAIVARSHINEE,
She has a background in economics and a strong interest in environmental and climate change research.Currently working at the INHAF as a Project Associate on the ongoing action-based research project ClimACT, with a focus on decarbonization, Participating in water bodies clean-up drives as a volunteer with the Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI).
Has worked with various NGOs and organizations. Developed and delivered a research proposal on market economics 2030.Experienced in green social media content creation. Raised funds and educated vulnerable community women about period poverty and eco-friendly sanitary products. Manages a personal blog on social media about environmental issues. Data and GIS enthusiast. Published research articles in the areas of environmental economics, eco-tourism, gender economics, and neuroeconomics.
Dr. Bhuma Raman,
Lead – Organizational Development
Dr. Bhuma is Lead-Organizational Development at INHAF. She is prominently associated with the Sustainable Urban Livelihood Project, and Webinar Book Series to be published by INHAF. With her academic bent of mind, research competency, organizational abilities, and communication skills, she is keen to place INHAF’s laudable initiatives in the public domain through greater engagement with policy makers, academic institutions, and society at large. She has been awarded a Doctorate degree in Economics by Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune. She has ten years of experience teaching Economics at both undergraduate and post graduate levels. She also has expertise in instructing students in various courses in management institutes. She is currently associated with Pune Business School as a visiting faculty. She has published several papers in UGC approved journals, a couple of book chapters and a case study.
Bindhu B. ,
She is an Architect & Urban Development researcher based in Chennai. She graduated with a Bachelor’s in Architecture from the MEASI Academy of Architecture, Chennai, and an MSc in Sustainable Urban Development & Humanitarian Architecture from UIC, Barcelona. She was a former SBI Youth for India fellow who worked closely with NGOs, Local Governments, and communities on sustainable rural development initiatives. She is working towards being a solution facilitator in the socio-spatial aspects of challenging environments, communities, and systems. Her strong passion to facilitate and empower communities, our environments, and the betterment of society has led her to adhere to the social and development sector.
G. Karthik,
Karthik is an aspiring policy professional with a penchant for data and specialises in research, data analysis and communication. Karthik is involved full time with the ClimACT Chennai initiative. He is currently working on deconstructing the planning process of the city through a climate lens by analysing the various development plans and control norms relevant to the City. In his free time, he is an avid motorcycle enthusiast, photographer, and an amateur writer.
Salka Khan,
Salka is an Urban Planner with close to 3 years of work experience. She has done her Bachelor’s in Planning from MANIT Bhopal. After graduation she worked with Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad on WASH (Water Sanitation & Hygiene) related projects and was also involved in the preparation of Development Strategy and Master plan for Hyderabad. She has also completed her Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning from SPA Bhopal in 2021 and worked as a Project associate at SPA on the Preparation of Master Plan for Greater Imphal.
She joined INHAF in November 2022 as a Project Assistant for projects under Housing and Mobility Sector. Her work at INHAF includes editing and composing of existing Reports of INHAF on ‘Maharashtra’s Smart City Program’ and PMAY at national level and different states’ level and Data collection, Analysis and Report writing for a project in the Mobility Sector in Bhopal.
Ujjvala Krishna,
Ujjvala is the co-lead of the Action-research Project on Women Construction Workers at INHAF. An alumnus of the Urban Fellows Programme at IIHS and graduate as an architect from CEPT in 2021, Ujjvala has worked for two years as a Teaching Associate in the domain of architectural history at CEPT, and at the Centre for Policy Research as a Consultant for the India Housing Report, writing on evictions, demolitions, due process, and the trajectory of housing policies in India. She is keen to explore the connections between the built, policy research, and design in the domain of urban research & negotiations between various agencies involved, with constant questions aggravating her about how people with the ability to negotiate with built environments, become critical voices in our socio-cultural urban setting.
Kimaya Tendulkar,
Research and Communications Associate
Kimaya is an architect who graduated from the L.S. Raheja School of Architecture in Mumbai and is interested in working as a researcher in the subject of urban development and planning. Her interests lie in contributing to social justice and making cities more habitable. Her research interests include public and urban policy, urban inequities, and mobility. She believes that tackling a problem from an empathetic lens will lead to an authentic solution. She enjoys observing and writing about cities and their complexities. Her graphic and visual interests, which include illustrating and photography, assist her in better articulating her observations.