External Examiner  |  Mar 2023

IDEAS - Institute of Design Education and Architectural Studies, Nagpur · 

Invited as an expert on a two-member panel to review the mid-term work of Level 2 students of B. Arch.
Understanding the studios' intent, strategy, and exercises and providing feedback to tutors. Reviewing the students' works to evaluate the execution of the planned exercises, assess their learnings and quality of work followed by positive and critical individual- and group- feedback. 

Guest Lecturer  |  Jan 2022

IDEAS - Institute of Design Education and Architectural Studies, Nagpur · 

Invited to deliver a guest lecture and conduct an informal conversation with students of final year B. Arch. regarding the thesis project formulation and journey.

Juror  |  Oct 2021

Indian Institute of Architects - Nagpur Centre (IIA-NC) · Oct 2021

• Juror on the internal assessment panel of 13th S. A. Deshpande Studio Design Competition organized by IIA-NC for 7th-semester students of architecture.

• Topic: 'The Man with the Umbrella' - inviting design interventions to tackle climate change.

• Key reading: 'The Great Dreangement' by Amitav Ghosh

• Co-jurors (internal): Ar. Mukul Kulkarni, Ar. Prajakt Karmarkar, Ar. Pratham Pincha.
  Jurors (final jury): Ar. Dev Bildikar, Dr. Seema Maiya, Ar. Dwaipayan Aich

Guest Lecturer  |  Nov 2020

Chitkara University - Chitkara Design School, Chandigarh, India

• • Topic: 'An Introduction to Phenomenology in Architecture' with reference to 'The Eyes of the Skin' (1996) by Juhani Pallasmaa.

  • Delivered an online lecture (webinar) for students of architecture and interior design, to provide a glimpse into architectural theory–a subject lacking real significance in the majority of Indian architectural and design educational environments and curriculums.

Interviewer   |  Nov 2020
IDEAS Alumni Association - iTalk

Interviewed artist Parag Sonarghare for the iTalk Series Season 1 Episode 4.
Was majorly involved in the video production - from shooting, audio recording, lighting, voiceover and script, intro outro animations and overall video editing with footage from the interview + corresponding artworks. 

Guest Critic  |  Jul 2020

University of Westminster, London, UK

Invited to be a guest critic at the thesis reviews of students of MA Architecture (History and Theory) at the University of Westminster, London, UK.

Certificate of Merit and annual scholarship for securing the  First position in Final Year B. Arch.  |  Aug 2016

I.D.E.A.S. - Institution of Design Education and Architectural Studies, Nagpur

Shortlisted and represented at the NIASA ‘National Awards for Excellence in Architectural Thesis 2016' at Pune.

NIASA - National Institute of Advanced Studies in Architecture (Academic Unit of the Council of Architecture, New Delhi) · Aug 2016 

First position at the ‘Exhibition of short-listed Thesis Projects of Students of Architecture’ organised by IIA-Nagpur Centre

Issued by Indian Institute of Architects - Nagpur Centre · Jun 2016

Award for Excellence in Final Year Thesis  |  2016

I.D.E.A.S., Nagpur

Master of ceremony at the 8th Prof. S A Deshpande Studio Design Competition  |  2017

• • Topic: Daydream House – Based on ‘The Poetics of Space’ by Gaston Bachelard

  • Recommended readings:

  • 1. Works of Gaston Bachelard, Franz Kafka, Martin Heidegger
    2. Phenomenology
    3. Massimo Scolari – axonometric drawings: the perfect drawing
    4. Albert Camus – absurdist works
    5. Roland Barthes – the analysis of narratives
    6. ‘Don Quixote of La Mancha’ by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra – fighting realities
    7. ‘Dreams, Illusions other realities’ by Wendy Doniger O’Flaherty
    
    Films to watch:
    1. ‘About Schmidt’ by Alexander Payne
    2. ‘Alice in Wonderland’ by Tim Burton
    3. ‘The Cell’ / ‘The Fall’ by Tarsem Singh
    4. ‘Brazil’ by Terry Gilliam
    5. Films by Yasujirō Ozu

Member of Jury for the '7th Prof. S A Deshpande Studio Design Competition | 2016

• • Co-Jurors on the panel: Ar. Paramjit S Ahuja, Ar. Rajendra Dongre.

  • Topic: '18 columns on a grid + 7 walls on a whim – House for John Hejduk'

  • Recommended readings and keywords:
    John Hejduk’s ‘Masques’, Structuralism, Abstract Formalism, Metanarrative, Piet Mondrian and extracts from ‘The Poetics of Space’ by Gaston Bachelard

Attended annual NASA convention (2014) at Hyderabad and participation in Landscape Design Trophy

Annual NASA Convention (National Association of Students of Architecture) 

Co-MC (Master of Ceremony)

Served as co-MC at the architectural Panel Discussion on the topic -‘Fetish for the Object’ organized by Nagpur Centre of The Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) in association with Maharashtra Law University, Nagpur.

Co-director of a short film for ‘India Film Project’.  |  2017

Title: The Push of a button; Theme: Everything is connected; Prop: A musical instrument

'India Film Project' annually conducts a 50-hour film-making contest where the theme is announced on the spot and the participating teams are given 50 hours to create and submit their film entry.

Music Video Director and Co-Editor  |  2017-18

Worked on a singer-composer-music producer's music video. Helped with the production design, art direction, photography, videography, and video editing using Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro. 

External examiner  |  2017

Smt. Manoramabai Mundle College of Architecture, Nagpur

Conducted fifth-semester academic review for ‘Architectural Design’ of students of B.Arch. (co-jurors: Dr. Komal Thakur and Dr. Sarika Bahadure.)

Guest Speaker |  2016

Smt. Manoramabai Mundle College of Architecture, Nagpur

Delivered a presentation of my B.Arch. Final Year Thesis and hosted interaction session with 4th year students of B.Arch. regarding UG level academic research.

Publication Head and part of 3-member Design & Editorial team of the Institutional Magazine, T.E.S.S. 02
|   2015

Sole female member of the Anti-Ragging cell of Student Council | 2013-14

I.D.E.A.S., Nagpur