Urban Policy & City Planning – Cohort 4.0 | A Six-Week Immersive Online Certificate Training Course | Sept-Oct 2026 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning
Participants’ List & Details
| Participants’ List & Details | |||
| Urban Policy & City Planning- Cohort 4.0 | |||
| A Six-Week Immersive Online Certificate Training Course | |||
| Sept 5 – Oct 10, 2026 | Zoom | 4 – 6 pm | |||
| Consecutive Saturday Evenings | |||
| IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning | |||
| Name | Designation | Organisation | Location |
| Aachal | Tutor | N/A | Maharashtra |
| Abhilasha Singh | Assistant Professor | Pillai University, School of Architecture and Design | New Panvel, Navi Mumbai |
| Aditi Karumampoyil | Student | – | Mumbai |
| Aditya Chavan | Research and Editorial Intern | IMPRI | Pune |
| Akshay Kunnavil | – | – | Kannur |
| Aniket Chavan | Urban Planner | MIT ADT University | Pune |
| Anooran Bordoloi | Policy Researcher | Neeti Varta Policy Research Institute | Guwahati |
| Anuj Gurjar | Policy Student | IIT Delhi | IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi |
| Anuradha Rana Das | PhD Research Scholar | Department of Women’s Studies, Gauhati University | Guwahati |
| Ar. Samruddhi Mittal | Program Coordinator | Aga Khan Agency for Habitat India | Mumbai |
| Aravindsamy R | Research Consultant | IPSOS Research Pvt Ltd | Chennai |
| Arijit Das | Architect | OmDayal Group of Institutions | Konnagar, Hooghly |
| Arnav Durani | N/A | N/A | Mumbai |
| Arnav Karra | Student | N/A | Delhi |
| Asaf Zamee Momin | Graduate; pursuing a Master’s in Planning and Sustainability | University College Cork | Cork, Ireland |
| Ashi Verma | IMPRI Intern | IMPRI | New Delhi |
| Ashwani Dubey | Research and Editorial Intern | IMPRI | New Delhi |
| Ayana N.K. | Research Intern | IMPRI | Vadakara |
| Balabommu Chandu | Student | Independent | Nellore |
| C S Pradhyumna | Technical Director – MEPICA Water | AtkinsRéalis India | Bangalore |
| Debjani Chatterjee | Research and Editorial Intern | IMPRI | Kolkata |
| Deeksha Kalra | Postgraduate | Banaras Hindu University | Haryana |
| Dhruvesh Phulpagare | N/A | N/A | Thane |
| Dr Kritika Mathur | Project Research Scientist | ICMR-NIN, Hyderabad | Hyderabad |
| Durva Wairkar | Student | Sir JJ School of Art, Architecture and Design | Mumbai |
| Gargi Bisht | Intern | IMPRI | Delhi |
| Gaurika | Fresher | N/A | Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Hemant Rakh | Postgraduate Student | Politecnico di Torino, Italy | Kalamb, Dharashiv |
| Himanshu Chhetri | Urban Development Practitioner | N/A | Dehradun |
| Indrajit Koner | Student | PhD Student | Bengaluru |
| Jatin Saha | N/A | N/A | South Delhi |
| Jeet | Architect | Student | Delhi |
| Kalyani | Project Architect | Freelancer – Urban Design | Vijayawada |
| Kanchan Mondal | Assistant Director | Land Reforms Department, West Bengal | Howrah |
| Karnavi Shende | Research and Editorial Intern | IMPRI | New Delhi |
| Kaustav Majumdar | Student | Ramthakur College | Agartala, Tripura |
| Khushi | Research and Editorial Intern | IMPRI | Delhi |
| Kiran Kumar | – | – | – |
| Komal Mirdha | Student | N/A | Delhi |
| Kubaloy Kundu | Senior DGM – Planning | NCRTC | Delhi |
| M. R. Eniyan | Student | IGNOU | Chennai |
| Mahenoor Imam | Postgraduate in Political Science | University of Calcutta | Kolkata |
| Mayuri Chheda | Student | Sir JJ School of Architecture | Mumbai |
| Mir Nasima Khatun | Master of Science | Aliah University | Murshidabad, West Bengal |
| Nandini Jodh | Student | NMIMS | Mumbai |
| P R Madhesh Raj | Research and Editorial Intern | IMPRI | Chennai |
| Palak Jain | Looking for Job Opportunities After Master’s | Not Applicable | Ghaziabad |
| Pari Rani Biyala | Student, Researcher | St Xavier’s College (UG)(Fellow) | Kolkata |
| Phushically A Achumi | Student | Miranda House, University of Delhi | Delhi |
| Priya Dharshini | Architecture Graduate | – | Nagercoil |
| Puttaparthi Prasanth Vardhan | Associate Professor | SPA Vijayawada | Vijayawada |
| Rakhi Kumari | Research Intern at IMPRI | IMPRI | Hazaribagh, Jharkhand |
| Rakshanda Gupta | IMPRI Intern | IMPRI | Mumbai |
| Rashmi Umate | Student | IGNOU | Pune |
| Rithika Reddy Baddam | Student/Researcher | IGNOU, Delhi | Hyderabad |
| Ruchi Tiwari | Student of Master’s in Public Policy | St Xavier’s College | Mumbai |
| Sakshi Sureban | Student | Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics | Pune, Maharashtra |
| Sandra Menon | Master’s Student | M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai | Chennai, India |
| Sanjeev Kumar Tyagi | Executive Engineer (XEN) | Executive Engineer | Haryana |
| Santosh Vijay Jagtap | Student | Sandip University | Mumbai |
| Sharayu Gangurde | Assistant Professor | Sir JJ School of Art, Architecture and Design, Mumbai | Mumbai |
| Sheriff Baldeh | Gambian | Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda | Vadodara |
| Shweta Chanchalani | Urban Designer | SPA Bhopal | Jaipur |
| Sneha Kohli | Research and Editorial Intern | IMPRI – Impact and Policy Research Institute | New Delhi |
| Snehal Ghag | Assistant Professor – Architecture and Design | Pillai University, School of Architecture and Design | Navi Mumbai |
| Srishti Deepak Velani | Urban Designer | HCP Design, Planning and Management Pvt Ltd | Ahmedabad |
| Srutika | Research and Editorial Intern | IMPRI | Bangalore |
| Swati | Student | Self-study | Noida |
| Tania Kirtania | Student | IIHS | Delhi |
| Tanishq | Student | Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Andheri | Andheri, Mumbai |
| Vaijayanti Rakesh Raut | Assistant Engineer (Civil) | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation | Mumbai |
| Vaishnavi Nandedkar | Research and Editorial Intern | IMPRI India | Pune |
| Varad Andhare | Student | Azim Premji University | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar |
| Yousuf Khan | Student | UPSC Aspirant | Lucknow |
#IMPRI Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURS), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, invites you to #WebPolicyLearning
Urban Policy & City Planning – Cohort 4.0
An Online National Autumn School Program
A Six-Week Immersive Online Certificate Training Course
Details of the #WebPolicyLearning:
Dates: Sept (5, 12, 19, 26), Oct (3 & 10), 2026
Consecutive Saturday Evenings
Time: 4 – 6 p.m. IST
Platform: Zoom
Event Details: https://www.impriindia.com/event/urban-policy-city-planning-cohort-4/
Program 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
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