Expressing about the things happening within and with outside related to the living and working is integral part of being a responsible person. There is a belief in active and sensitive citizenship and thus engaging and responding to a number of things. If more citizens register their opinions, the functioning of the social-ecological system and the democratic values can be restored. My concerns right now are embedded in humanity and biodiversity, such as, environment and economy; government and governance; people and politics; development and growth, school and scholarship; pretence and purity; attitude, awareness and awakening; and etc. The expressions are through discussions, talks, and writings.
PUBLISHED THOUGHTS
- With WednesdaysForWater#: Land conversion in Buxwaha to ‘kill’ forest, water system. July 2021.
- With WednesdaysForWater#: Pollution, climate change ‘impacting’ oceanic life, livelihood. June 2021.
- With IMPRI. Rural Gujarat was ‘complacent’ as second wave took urban cities by storm. June 2021.
- Uncomfortable question: Is it a house of Narendra Modi or Prime Ministerial house? June 2021.
- Unnoticed, underutilised? Fridays with Future: Registering youth voices, thoughts. May 2021.
- Uncomfortable query: Positivity in landscape of Heritage Architecture of Central Vista? May 2021.
- Uncomfortable question: More power to Centre, or empower States for Covid care? May 2021.
- Chhattisgarh’s Apra riverfront imitates Sabarmati: ‘Devaluing’ water, environment. April 2021.
- Misuse of position: Will President, Supreme Court, Election Commission keep a check?
- When will Mother India have more of women as PM, home minister, other ministers? April 2021.
- Where are the ‘values’ in India’s private varsities that the 2 professors talk about? March 2021.
- Open Letter with students of Sustainable Architecture at Central University of Rajasthan: Observations by Sustainable Architecture Students on Rajpath-Central Vista Avenue Project. Jan 2021.
- Open Letter with students of TERI-School of Advanced Studies- CII’s water summit: Lack of women representation reflects on patriarchal mindset. Dec, 2020.
- Open Letter to MoEFCC- Inputs on the Draft EIA 2020 from SaciWATERs. Oct 2020.
- With SaciWATERs. Bihar flood with coming rains and continued COVID-19 pandemic. Aug 2020.
- With Sherayu Wadekar. Life in vertical buildings in the Covid-lockdown times and otherwise is not good for sure. July, 2020.
- Would Niti Ayog position for chief economist welcome woman leadership? July 2020.
- Open letter to MoEFCC- Future of environment with future generation. July 2020.
- ‘Distancing’ taking us away from making of aspirational, new, smart India-III. June 2020.
- ‘Distancing’ taking us away from making of aspirational, new, smart India-II. June 2020.
- ‘Distancing’ taking us away from making of aspirational, new, smart India-I. May 2020.
- Lockdown time is that ‘Aahaa!’ moment to reform teaching and learning architecture. May 2020.
- Safe return Prabhatji! My first encounter with a migrant worker enroute his village. April 2020.
- Using words as swords: Power of speech in the COVID time … and otherwise. April 2020.
- Open Letter to friends, mentors: Coming together of class, communal, corona viruses ‘scary’. March 2020.
- Shaheen Bagh ‘verdict’: Public space and public realm in the light of peoples’ protest. Feb 2020.
- Open letter with Water Experts to the MoEFCC- Political will needed to effectively and efficiently conserve and manage water in India. May 2019.
- Column Writer: Erasmus Magazine (Monthly- 10 Issues). At Erasmus University Rotterdam. (What we have at Erasmus; Towards Sustainability@EUR; Politics Everywhere; Are you in Love with Me?; Different Types of Academic Scholars; Institutionalisation in Academic Disciplines). Sep’2010-June’11.
- People’ perception on Mansagar Lake. In Annual magazine of ‘16th Bird Fair’ by Tourism and Wildlife Society of India, Jaipur, Feb’2013. pp11-14.
- We need a pragmatic policy for pedestrians. In Times of India, Daily Newspaper, Ahmedabad. Dec’08, 2008.
- Redevelopment as a Safety Benefit (Old Housing Societies- Issues Related To Dissenting Members). In Mumbai Times, Daily Newspaper, Mumbai and India Today Weekly Magazine. Oct’2007.
- In Times of India, Daily Newspaper, Ahmedabad, Nov’2008. PM’s Pep Talk, Aug’24, 2004.
- ‘Open Spaces in the Urban System, Talavadis (Lakes) as Opportunity’. 1. In Architect and Builder Magazine, India,; 2. In Gujarati Weekly ‘Abhiyan’ of Abhiyan Press and Publication Ltd.; 3. in ‘Chitralekha. Jan’ 2001.
- Conceptual Plan for Re-densification of Sector 22, Chandigarh, in Mansar, Annual Magazine of Vastu-Shilpa Foundation, Ahmedabad, July 1999.
TRIBUTES
WORKS IN PROGRESS:
- Swaraj: Governance and Politics of Grassroot.
- Demonetization and now Monetization.
- Governance and Politics.
- Niradhaar Adhaar.
- The Gujarat Model.
- Saffron Fever.
- Achhe Din.
- 2022 Awaited.
- Pedagogy.
- Planet and People.
- Subtle Traits of Patriarchy
- Ecology.
- Water.
- Built Environment.
- Waste.