UPLGYF Urban Policy & Local Governance Youth Fellowship| An Online National Autumn & Winter School Program | A Four-Month Online Immersive Introductory Leadership Certificate Training Fellowship Program | Oct 2024-Jan 2025 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning
Fellows Profile and Research Topic
| Names | Designation | Organisation | Location | Research Topic |
| Adarsh Tiwari | Researcher | Independent | Delhi | – |
| Ashish Kelkar | Maharashtra Urban Development dept | Govrnment of Maharashtra | Chandrapur, Maharashtra | Quest of Neo-Liberal Housing Policies in India |
| Bhagyashree Bardhan | UPSC prep cmpltd MS Eco IISERB | – | Kochi | – |
| Janani Ranganathan | Architect – Urban Designer | Independent | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Role of Public Participation and Governance in Designing Spaces: Under Flyovers: A Study of Commoning and Public Space |
| Jui Katrekar | Urban Infrastructure Planner and Architect | – | Kochi | Planning Policy Frameworks for Participatory Planning – A Comparison of India and UK |
| Khushboo Singh | Asst Professor | School of Planning and Architecture, | Bhopal | Struggles of Resettlement & Rehabilitation: A Displaced Family’s Life Story |
| Lalit Kumawat | KC High | Teaching Faculty | Chennai | Scaling Nordic Net Zero Technologies in Indian Cities: A Local Governance Framework for Sustainable Urban Development |
| Parvathy CB | Management trainee in Content and capacity building | Desh Apnayen sahyog foundation | Mumbai | Scaling-up of MSWM initiative – INTERACT-Bio of Kochi Municipal Corporation: What are the Challenges and Benefits? |
| Prof. Deepak Shah | Assistant Professor | MIT Art Design & Technology University, | Pune, Maharashtra | – |
| Shanmitha | Student | – | – | A Study on the Long-Term Effects of Using Electric Vehicles from the Perspective of Human Health, Environmental Health and Economy in Bengaluru, Karnataka. |
| Sonam | Graduate in History Honours | Delhi University | Delhi | Sustainability of Water and Sanitation in Informal Settlements of Mumbai |
| Udbhav Malhotra | Student | – | Delhi | Artificial intelligence (AI) for Urban Planning and Decision-Making |
| Vipin Paliwal | Founder | Lalit Enterprises | Mumbai | Implementation of Air Quality Policy In Chandrapur City, Status, Impact and Mitigation Measure by Administration and Possibilities |
#IMPRI Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURS), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, invites you to #WebPolicyLearning
An Online National Autumn & Winter School Program
A Four-Month Online Immersive Introductory Leadership Certificate Training Fellowship Program on
UPLGYF Urban Policy & Local Governance Youth Fellowship
Details of the #WebPolicyLearning:
Dates: October (3, 10, 17, 24, 31), November (7, 14, 21, 28), December (5, 12, 19, 22), 2024 & Jan (5, 12), 2025
Twelve Consecutive Thursdays & Creative Project Research Essay Submission
Time: 6 – 8 p.m.
Platform: Zoom & Research Essay Writing
Event Page & Details: https://www.impriindia.com/event/uplgyf-urban-policy-local-governance-fellowship/
Program Experts
Chair: Prof Manjula Bharathy, Professor, Centre for Urban Policy and Governance, School of Habitat Studies & Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai; Visiting Professor, IMPRI
Experts
Dr Thomas Isaac, former Finance Minister of Kerala and Central committee member of the Communist Party of India [CPI(M)]
Mr SM Vijayanand, Ex-IAS, Chairperson Governing Board of PRADAN (Professional Assistance for Development Action)
Prof Malini Krishnankutty, Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Urban Science and Engineering (CUSE), IIT- Bombay
Prof N C Narayanan, Professor, Ashsnk Desai Centre for Policy Studies Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Professor K N Harilal, Professor, Centre for Development Studies, Kerala, India
Mr Sameer Unhale, Joint Commissioner, Department of Municipal Administration, Government of Maharashtra; Urban Practitioner; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Prof Amita Bhide, Professor and Dean, School of Habitat Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai; Visiting Professor, IMPRI
Prof Tara Nair, Director (Research and Knowledge) at the Centre for Migration and Labour Solutions, Aajeevika Bureau
Dr Praveen Kumar, Assistant Professor, Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies, School of Habitat Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai
Dr Ravikant Joshi, Advisor, Urban Management Centre, Ahmedabad and Former Chief Accounts Officer, Vadodara Municipal Corporation; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Dr Ratoola Kundu, Assistant Professor, Centre for Urban Policy and Governance, School of Habitat Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai
Ms Eesha Kunduri, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Geography, Environment and Society; Fellow, Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change (ICGC), University of Minnesota (UMN)
Dr Deepak Sanan, Former IAS Officer and Ex-Additional Chief Secretary, Himachal Pradesh; Senior Visiting Fellow, Centre for Policy Research (CPR); Senior Advisor, Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS); Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Mr Sandeep Chachra, Executive Director, ActionAid Association, India, and Ex Co-Chair, World Urban Campaign, UN-HABITAT; Advisor, IMPRI
Mr Tikender Singh Panwar, Senior Fellow, IMPRI; Former Deputy Mayor, Shimla
Convenors
Dr Soumyadip Chattopadhyay, Associate Professor, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Mr Tikender Singh Panwar, Senior Fellow, IMPRI; Former Deputy Mayor, Shimla
Mr Sameer Unhale, Joint Commissioner, Department of Municipal Administration, Government of Maharashtra; Urban Practitioner; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Mr Aravind Unni, Urban Practitioner, Researcher & Development Professional, New Delhi; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Dr Simi Mehta, CEO and Editorial Director, IMPRI
Dr Arjun Kumar, Director, IMPRI
Coordinators
Dr Sara Bardhan, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai
Dr Vaishali Singh, Research Program & Editorial Associate (Visiting), IMPRI
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