<p>I wish to join NICMAR because it represents a unique confluence of management, infrastructure, governance, and nation-building&mdash;areas that resonate deeply with both my academic training and intellectual commitments. As a PhD in History from the Indian Institute of Technology, Indore. My work has centered on early twentieth-century Indian politics, municipal governance, and leadership in moments of institutional transition. NICMAR, with its emphasis on construction management, real estate, infrastructure, and project governance, provides a dynamic institutional space where historical insight can meaningfully intersect with contemporary development challenges.</p>
<p>My doctoral research on the early political career of Vallabhbhai Patel &nbsp;examined municipal governance, administrative accountability, and public leadership within colonial institutions. Through a close study of local self-government in Ahmedabad and mass mobilization movements such as Bardoli and Kheda, I engaged with questions of institutional design, regulatory frameworks, fiscal responsibility, and ethical leadership. These themes are directly relevant to NICMAR&rsquo;s academic mission, particularly in areas such as infrastructure governance, urban management, public-private partnerships, and the historical evolution of regulatory systems in India. I believe that an institution like NICMAR benefits greatly from historically grounded perspectives that situate contemporary infrastructure development within longer trajectories of governance, institutional reform, and political economy.</p>
<p>My teaching interests&mdash;Business History, Indian Heritage and Culture, Economic History of India, and Indian Economic Thought &nbsp;&mdash;align well with NICMAR&rsquo;s multidisciplinary curriculum. Management education today requires more than technical proficiency; it requires contextual awareness, ethical reasoning, and historical consciousness. Students entering the fields of construction management, real estate, and infrastructure development must understand how state institutions evolved, how regulatory mechanisms were shaped, and how public accountability became embedded in governance systems. My academic training equips me to design and deliver courses that connect India&rsquo;s economic and administrative history with present-day managerial practices, thereby cultivating reflective and socially responsible professionals.</p>
<p>My publication record in Scopus-indexed and UGC Care-listed journals demonstrates sustained engagement with themes of governance, policy, and institutional change. The analytical frameworks I have developed&mdash;particularly around municipal administration and political accountability&mdash;can be extended to research in infrastructure policy, urban governance, and institutional reform. At NICMAR, I would be keen to collaborate across disciplines, contributing to research that examines the historical evolution of infrastructure institutions in India, comparative governance models, and the relationship between political leadership and developmental outcomes.</p>
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