Blogs By Our Fellows

Blogs by Fellows are valuable platforms for documenting research journeys, sharing findings, and engaging broader audiences. Through these online journals, Fellows reflect on their work, communicate discoveries in accessible formats, and foster communities around their research. Blogging also allows them to test ideas, gather feedback, and spark conversations—making specialized knowledge more approachable and inviting to a wider readership.

Design of Platform — Composition, Representation and Depth of Participation

Design of Platform — Composition, Representation and Depth of Participation

Aanchal Aggarwal November 28, 2025

A Ward Committee Meeting in Hoodi Ward, Bengaluru In the previous blogs, I explored how laws, institutions, and collaborations create […]

Drawing Together: Co-Designing Public Spaces with Jaipur’s Adolescents

Drawing Together: Co-Designing Public Spaces with Jaipur’s Adolescents

Aashima Arora November 28, 2025

Source: Research on exploring the role of (co)design by Penny Hagen Designing with, not for, that’s the shift we set […]

Neighbourhoods as social glue: neglected and overlooked, but essential for connecting planners with citizens’ lived experiences

Neighbourhoods as social glue: neglected and overlooked, but essential for…

Shreya Krishnan November 28, 2025

In my previous reflections, I explored how planning systems often exclude communities from shaping urban futures. Here, I focus on […]

Collaborative Governance: Partnerships Behind Effective Participation

Collaborative Governance: Partnerships Behind Effective Participation

Aanchal Aggarwal November 27, 2025

A Slum Dwellers Association Meeting As a U-CAN fellow with Janaagraha, my study on Participatory Governance has shown that  Governance […]

Building Trust, One Conversation at a Time

Building Trust, One Conversation at a Time

Aashima Arora November 27, 2025

Source: UNICEF’s Social and Community listening framework As we move from understanding public space challenges to shaping their solutions, a […]

How can planners empower communities to create more inclusive cities?

How can planners empower communities to create more inclusive cities?

Shreya Krishnan November 27, 2025

When I was in architecture school at the University of Texas at Austin 20 years ago, I was struck by […]

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