<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">After completing PhD from IIT Bombay in Technology and Development, I came back to Pune my hometown to begin my career in academics and research based consultancy. For the past four years (post PhD) I have been associated with MKSSS's BNCA institute in Karvenagar as an assistant professor, where in addition to teaching core courses of Bachelor of Architecture, I was encouraged to start the Bhumi GIS Research Lab and actively be involved in instutute's consultancy and research projects. My recent visit to NICMAR to collaborate on IIT Bombay's SPARC Conference (BeBeyond 2026) further reinforced my interest in the institution, especially after crossing paths with familiar alumni from IIT Roorkee and IIT Bombay on campus.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">With this motivation I wish to apply for the suitable post at the institute. My academic interests in Architecture and Urban-Rural Planning aligns perfectly with the institute's School of Architecture and Planning. The institute's emphasis on research and industry connect make it an ideal academic opportunity for my career growth.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Furthermore, I aim to contribute to NICMAR's academic ecosystem by leveraging the pedagogical depth and experimenting approach required especially in architecture and planning learning environments which I have cultivated over the past four years by teaching Architecture courses under the mentorship of Dr. Chetan Sahasrabudhe and Dr. Sharvey Dhongade. Beyond curriculum learning is an essential part which can be facilitated to the students through various research consultancy projects. In my career, working on such projects while pursuing PhD has surely helped me to widen my understanding of the field. Lastly, an ambitious one but surely a dream project I wish for the Pune city is to establish an Urban Observatory where real-time data repository for the city, empowering city administrators for smart governance for which the NICMAR platform where architects, engineers and planners come together would be the best.</span></p>