Urban Policy and City Planning– Cohort 3.0 | Theme: People-Centric Cities | An Online International Monsoon School Program | A One-Month Immersive Online Introductory Certificate Training Course | August 2025 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning
Participants List & Details
| Urban Policy and City Planning- Cohort 3.0 | ||||
| Theme: People-Centric Cities | ||||
| An Online International Monsoon School Program | ||||
| A One-Month Immersive Online Introductory Certificate Training Course | ||||
| Aug (5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27), 2025 | Zoom | 6:30 – 8:30 pm | ||||
| Four Consecutive Tuesdays & Wednesdays in August | ||||
| IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning | ||||
| Name | Designation | Organisation | Occupation | Location |
| Aishwarya Rao | Student | Student | Student | Bangalore |
| Ajay Kumar | PhD Scholar | National Institute of Technology, Patna | Researcher | Patna |
| Ananya Samhita | Undergraduate Student | Ashoka University | Student | Chennai |
| Anisha Bakshi | Under-grad student | Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi | Student | Noida |
| ASHISH BAKSHI | – | – | – | – |
| Channamma Kambara | Assistant Professor | Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) | Working professional | Bengaluru |
| Gayathri Raghuraman | Public Health Consultant | Self Employed | Researcher | Bengaluru |
| KALPANA R | Academician and Research scholar | Ashoka School of Planning and Architecture | Teaching Faculty | Hyderabad |
| Lakshmikanth HM | Research Scholar | Garden City University | Student | Bangalore |
| Mulla Javid Hussain | Learner | Unemployed | Researcher | Rajendra Nagar |
| Nakanjako Ritah | PhD Student | University of Bristol | Student | Bristol |
| Saurabh Verma | Programme Associate | World Resource Institute India | Working professional | Lucknow |
| Sudakshina Ghosh | Practice Leader | SAP SE | Working professional | BANGALORE |
| Suhasini | Architect & Urban Planner | Auroville Design Consultants – CSR trust | Working professional | Auroville, Vanur Block |
| Tuba Athar | Phd Student | Geography, JNU | Student | New Delhi |
| Vikramaditya Shrivastava | Research Fellow | Global Eye Intelligence | Researcher | Dehradun |
#IMPRI Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURS), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, invites you to #WebPolicyLearning
An Online International Monsoon School Program
A One-Month Immersive Online Introductory Certificate Training Course on
Urban Policy and City Planning – Cohort 3.0
Theme: People-Centric Cities
Details of the #WebPolicyLearning:
Dates: Aug (5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27), 2025
Four Consecutive Tuesdays and Wednesdays in August
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. IST
Platform: Zoom & Blog Article Submission
Event Details: https://www.impriindia.com/event/urban-policy-and-city-planning-cohort-3-0/
Program Experts
Chair: Dr Rumi Aijaz, Senior Fellow and Head, Urban Policy Research Initiative, Observer Research Foundation (ORF), New Delhi
Experts
Prof Chetan Vaidya, Independent Urban Advisor; Former Director, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi and National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), New Delhi; Independent Director, GIFT City; Visiting Distinguished Fellow, IMPRI
Ar Romi Khosla, Distinguished Architect, Researcher and Writer; Director, Romi Khosla Design Studios
Prof Irudaya S Rajan, Chair, The International Institute of Migration and Development; Visiting Professor, IMPRI
Prof Amita Bhide, Professor and Dean, School of Habitat Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai; Visiting Professor, IMPRI
Prof Shyamala Mani, Senior Advisor, WASH and Waste Management, CEH, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI); Former Professor, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), New Delhi; Visiting Professor, IMPRI
Mr Sandeep Chachra, Executive Director, ActionAid Association, India, and Ex Co-Chair, World Urban Campaign, UN-HABITAT; Advisor, IMPRI
Dr Ravikant Joshi, Advisor, Urban Management Centre, Ahmedabad and Former Chief Accounts Officer, Vadodara Municipal Corporation; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Mr Sameer Unhale, Joint Commissioner, Department of Municipal Administration, Government of Maharashtra; Urban Practitioner; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Dr Akshaya K Sen, General Manager (Economics), Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd. (HUDCO)
Mr Srinivas Alavilli, Fellow, Integrated Transport and Road Safety, World Resources Institute (WRI) India; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Ms Vanessa Peter, Founder, Information and Resource Centre for the Deprived Urban Communities (IRCDUC), Chennai; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Dr Soumyadip Chattopadhyay, Associate Professor, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Prof Vibhuti Patel, Visiting Distinguished Professor, IMPRI
Prof Vishal Narain, Professor, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
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
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