We are a non-partisan organization committed to creating knowledge which can help make better decisions for our cities.

We co-create accessible and free knowledge resources for citizens and city governments. We have been creating knowledge about smaller cities from a small city. Much of this knowledge did not exist before and we strongly believe that what we are creating is needed by many but created by none. Our interventions have made it possible to understand these cities better. Slowly and steadily, our work has ensured that smaller cities become part of policy agendas of urban policy making.

Tarun Sharma is the Co-founder of Nagrika, a social enterprise building a movement to turn small towns into thriving and resilient communities by creating imagination and voice for small cities and their citizens. He previously set up the urban division of Ecorys in India and has also worked with Deloitte, Indicus (now Nielsen-Indicus) and McKinsey. He has managed and implemented various projects on issues related to city governance, city renewal, housing, livelihoods, mobility and land titling. He is an alumnus of National University of Singapore, Manchester Metropolitan University and Delhi University. Tarun is from Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.

Abhilasha has recently completed her Masters in Arts (Society and Culture) from IIT Gandhinagar and had previously done her BA (Hons) Political Science from Miranda House, DU. She has previously worked in various governmental and non-governmental set-ups in the field of social media, documentation and research. Her interest lies in social media and communications, and graphic design. Abhilasha is from Guwahati, Assam.

Anita is an interdisciplinary researcher with a Bachelor’s in Forestry from Arunachal Pradesh and a Masters in Environmental studies from Nalanda University. She has also completed the Urban Fellows Programme from Indian Institute for Human Settlements. She looks at urban research through the lens of economy, ecology, and planning. Her research interests also include hydroecology of intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams , nexus of water-energy-food, climate change studies with the use of tools like Remote Sensing, GIS, and hydrological modeling. Anita is from a small hamlet called ‘Tumin’ in Sikkim. She completed her schooling from Gangtok, Sikkim

Yutika Vora is the Co-founder at Nagrika, a social enterprise building a movement to turn small towns into thriving and resilient communities by creating imagination and voice for small cities and their citizens. She has worked on a range of issues from governance to delivery of social protection programs with multilateral organisations such as the United Nations and the World Bank. She is an Acumen India Fellow and a Coach. Yutika is an alumna of Columbia University, National University of Singapore, and University of California, Berkeley. Yutika is from Panchgani, Maharashtra.

Nimisha is an Architect-Urban Planner, born and brought up in Roorkee, Uttarakhand. She completed her Bachelor of Architecture from DIT, Dehradun and M.Tech in Urban Planning from VNIT, Nagpur. She was previously associated with CSIR-CBRI, Roorkee as Project Associate. Planning for Informal vendors, Urban mobility, Tourism and Heritage Planning and Women & Children friendly cities are some of her key interest areas.

Arundhati is an interdisciplinary researcher with a Masters in Urban Studies from School of Global Affairs, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi. Previously, she graduated from Miranda House, Delhi University with Honors in Geography. Her areas of interests include urban sociology, urban policy, cultural studies, gender geography, & environmental sustainability. Proficient in map-making, she combines her technical knowledge with creative pursuits in writing. Arundhati is from Guwahati, Assam.

INTERNS

Mallika Sarabhai (Summer 2022)
Nikhil Goyal (Summer 2021)
Satvik Jain (Summer 2021)
Oishika Basak (Spring 2021)
Snehi Gupta (Summer 2020)
Kritika Jain (Summer 2019)
Irawati Anand (Summer 2019)
Manas Mutatkar (Summer 2019)
Nayanika Kandula (Jan-May 2018)
Prathmesh Jaiprakash Gupta (Summer 2017)
Shreya Ramann (Aug - Dec 2016)
Garima Ahuja (Summer 2016)
Sakshi Hallan (Summer 2016)
Nisha Koppa (Summer 2016)
Shikha Matas (Summer 2016)
Shiva Kumar Gurijala (Jan - May 2016)
Manishankar Madishetty (Jan - May 2016)

TEAM MEMBERS

Rini Annie Cherian, Research Associate
Pallab Deb, Sr. Research Associate
Radha Karmarkar, Research Associate
Pranjal Kulkarni, Research Associate
Astha Negi, Research Associate
Sakshi Naphade, Research Associate
Tanya Singh, Research Associate
Shreya Sinha, Research Associate
Alba Ferrat-Soares, Researcher