Parvaz graduated with a B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from Jindal Global Law School in 2019 and postgraduate from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) London with a MA in Gender Studies. His dissertation thesis explored the state’s narratives on creation of normalcy and the outsourcing of violence by democracies. During his undergraduate degree, he worked with Centre for Human Rights Studies on a project mapping anti-sexual harassment policies and the working of internal complaints committees in Indian higher education institutions. He has also worked with human rights organisations, on matters surrounding denial of political rights and violations of human rights.  

Parvaz’s research and pedagogy is located in decolonising knowledge production, using feminist epistemologies. He is working on bringing activist practices and everyday ethical negotiations in conversation with urban aspirations and desires. To this end, his interdisciplinary and ethnographic research explores liberal multiculturalism, secularism, freedom in modernity and challenges the legacies of eurocentrism and americentrism.

Dr Riya graduated from the University of Hyderabad with a PhD in Cognitive Science. Her doctoral research focused on how bilingual experiences influence cognition using behavioural and eye-tracking measures. She is also interested in understanding the role of executive functions in psychopathology and cognition in older adults. During her time in NIMHAS, she was involved in a project on how literacy influences cognition. As a researcher, she wishes to apply the tools of science to improve human life and communicate the same with those who can benefit the most from it.

Dr Anuradha Chatterjee is an Indian-born Australian academic practitioner in architecture and design based in Australia and India. She has over twenty years of experience in research, teaching and administration gained through various academic positions in Australia (University of New South Wales, University of Sydney, University of Technology Sydney, University of Tasmania, University of South Australia), China (Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University), and India (Manipal University Jaipur, Srishti Manipal Institute of Art Design and Technology, Pearl Academy and Sushant School of Architecture), where her focus has been on developing critical and research-based pedagogies in studio and history and theory subjects. She has held prominent academic leadership roles in India as Dean, Faculty of Design, Manipal University Jaipur; Dean Academics, Avani Institute of Design; and Head, Research and Innovation, Pearl Academy where she was responsible for institution building, establishing cultures of academic excellence, enhancing internationalisation initiatives and research outputs, and driving a high-performance culture based on inclusive and embodied leadership. Dr Chatterjee has also worked in professional practice in Australia, as Senior Research Executive at PTW Architects; Senior Architectural Researcher and Heritage Advisor at Cracknell and Lonergan Architects; and Guest Curator, Customs House, Sydney. She has an active and diverse research record, and her publications speak to an expansive field of research inquiry. Dr Chatterjee is Regional Editor Asia Pacific, TEXTILES: Cloth and Culture; a Registered Architect at the Council of Architecture, India; and an Associate of Australian Institute of Architects.

Dr Anuradha Chatterjee: Transnational academic leadership in architecture and design

Dr Baishali completed her PhD at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 2013. She is an active researcher in the area of Nanotechnology and Sensor Development. She is the recipient of Early Career Research award from SERB-DST. She completed several Govt funded Research Projects as Principal Investigator including funded projects from ISRO . Under the ISRO sponsored project she and her research team developed a miniaturized graphene-based X-ray detector for space application which is handed over to ISRO as the technology deliverable.
In addition to her academic career, Dr. Baishali is a passionate Hindustani Classical vocalist. She received Sangeet Prabhakar from Prayag Sangeet Samiti ,Allahabad at the age of 12.She received taleem under renowned Gurus like Pt. D. T Joshi and Padma Bhushan Guru Jnan Prakash Ghosh. She takes out time to train students in Hindustani classical music. With her sister, Dr. Baishali has composed “ Hindustani Raga in fusion style” and “Tarana in Fusion style” which are available in her youtube channel SARGAM.

Dr. Vidya M J is currently working as Assistant Professor, School of Computer Science (SoCSE), RV University. She has 12 years of teaching experience in the field of Embedded Systems, Signal & Image Processing. With a Ph.D. in Secured Signal & Image Data Transmission from Visvesvaraya Technological University, M.Tech in Signal Processing from R V College of Engineering and B.E in Electronics and Communication Engineering, VTU.,she also bags experience in Start-Up initiation with successful productization like “ AmruthaHani – Automatic Theertha Dispenser – a solution for a social cause”, Dantastra etc., She has worked collaboratively with Industry, Hospitals and Institutions like CISCO, National Instruments, Emilite Solutions, St Johns Medical Hospital, RV Dental Hospitals, IISc, GKVK for joint research projects and development of real-time solutions, through MOUs. She has published articles in Scopus Indexed Journals.

In addition to her academic career, Dr.Vidya is a passionate Yoga Trainer. She has bagged Post Graduation Diploma in Yogic Sciences from Karnataka Samskrutha University, recognised by Govt. Of India. Additionally, being a life long learner, she is serving as a Yoga trainer in the International Wing of Yoga for a voluntary organisation of Shri Patanjali Yoga Shikshana Samithi (SPYSS) since 2013. Dr. Vidya is a facilitator for “Happiness Program”, Laughter Yoga based sessions for academic institutions and community associations.

Has over 3 decades of years of experience in education and training. Skilled in requirement gathering, knowledge management and quality management. Excellent exposure to life insurance and asset management business. Thought leader and innovator in the field of management, strategy and regulations.

Senior professional with extensive experience in training and learning. Skilled in instructional design, content development and training delivery. Excellent background in academic scheduling and institutional building.

I have blend of industry & academic experience. My twenty-three years of experience comprises of roles in reputed organizations like HMT (MTB), AUMA INDIA Ltd and PES University. I have presented papers in several national and international conferences. At the two international conferences held at Daito Bunka University, Japan and Wenzhou University, Zhejiang, China, I have presented papers in person. Furthermore, I have published research papers in various peer reviewed journals. I Worked as a resource person to the Business Analytics MDPs at PES University and actively attended several faculty developments programs (FDP).

My administrative skills (as Chairperson-MBA, PES University), has proven to be a critical asset in driving the department in the areas like collaboration, Introducing Residential Programmes etc.

I possess teaching experience in the Analytics domain for a number of years now. At my previous role, I set up and executed exclusive academic streams focusing on Analytics. I am now pursuing the Business Analytics Long term program from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. Learning and experiences from this program would help me in imparting quality analytics content and case studies through industry-relevant course material to students.

I am an environmental social scientist interested in the multidimensional issues at the convergence of environmental change and rural societal dynamics. My research interests lie at the interface of forest, agriculture, and livelihood changes with an effort to inform conservation and development ‘problems’.

I am interested in the political ecology of land use change in the swidden/shifting cultivation/jhum landscapes of Garo Hills in Meghalaya, Northeast India. This subsumes a range of themes including the dynamics of land use mapping, agricultural change within swidden, plantations and forests, and the character of land tenurial changes. I had earlier studied the nature of socio-economic differentiation, food security, well-being, and livelihood sustainability. I am increasingly interested in the complex historical continuities of intercontinental trade, the wider dynamics of market linkages, and configurations of the political economy of the region that have contributed to land use change to engage with conservation and development issues. The consequences of it for agroecology, nutrition, and intra-community dynamics are themes I am currently exploring.

My research and teaching aim to provide a better understanding of the conundrums of environmental and related social issues with a keen interest in informing theory, policy, and action. I espouse interdisciplinary research framings and methodological pluralism to approach such complex human-environment ‘problems’. I use remote sensing and GIS, qual-quant social science methods, and archival data in my work, and I am a conservation biologist by early training.

I teach undergraduate courses with disciplinary and interdisciplinary focus including Biodiversity and Conservation, Environmental Social Science, and Earth Science in the Environmental Science Bachelor’s programme. I have prior undergraduate and post-graduate teaching experience at science and social science institutes in India.