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Architect, Designer, Researcher, IKS enthusiast

About

I am an Architect, Industrial Designer, Educator, Entrepreneur, Upcycler, Researcher and an IKS enthusiast. I believe in becoming a fluid specialist who can work across domains. I did B.Arch. and M.Des. from the School of Planning and Architecture. New Delhi. I have 8+ years of work experience both as a Design Professional (Infosys, Think Design, Welava Design) and as an Educator (SPA D, WUD, UPID Noida). My interest areas include- Design Education, Indian Knowledge Systems, Creative Thinking, Sustainable Design, etc.

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

AI stack

claude

gemini

notebooklm

Napkin AI

Work experience

Associate Professor at RV University, Jul 2026 - Present · 4 mos, Bengaluru

DAPC Student Representative (PhD) at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Aug 2025 - Jul 2026 · 1 yr, Roorkee, DAPC: Departmental Academic Program Committee

Prime Minister's Research Fellow (PMRF) at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Jul 2022 - Dec 2025 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Research Scholar at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Dec 2021 - Jul 2026 · 4 yrs 8 mos

Member of Board of Studies for BFAD/ BFA at Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Oct 2018 - Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 3 mos, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Associate Dean - Research & Development and Industrial Consultancy at Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, May 2018 - Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 8 mos, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Assistant Professor at U.P. Institute of Design, Noida, Apr 2018 - Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 9 mos, Noida Area, India, Mentoring students of Bachelor & Master of Design for their academic design projects and competitions like- Smart India Hackathon, Toycathon etc. to come up with creative and innovative solutions. Also a part of many institute committees & initiatives like- One District One Product scheme, where research is being done district wise for the state of U.P. to identify challenges ad take the local craft/ industries to global platform.

Founding Director and Co Founder at Welava Design, May 2016 - May 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Projects related to Design consultancy and Upcycling were conceptualised and developed which required research on - Materials, Market study, User study, Hands on Workshops, Business model etc. Experienced the taste of being an Entrepreneur and learnt what it takes to run a start-up.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Department of Design, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Master’s Degree, Industrial and Product Design, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi