<p data-start="1042" data-end="1686">With formal training in Architecture and a Master of City Planning from IIT Kharagpur, my academic and professional trajectory has consistently focused on the planning, governance, and delivery of urban infrastructure systems. Over the past 2.5 years, I have been serving as an Assistant Professor at Amity University Mumbai, where I have taught core subjects including Traffic and Transportation Planning (I &amp; II), Infrastructure Planning, Planning Management of Utilities and Services, Project Formulation and Appraisal, Urban Governance and Management, Real Estate Development, Planning Legislation, and multiple Planning and Design Studios.</p>
<p data-start="1688" data-end="2414">My transition from industry practice to academia has been shaped by a central question: how can technically sound urban plans be translated into efficiently executed, financially viable, and institutionally coordinated infrastructure projects? During my tenure as an Architect&ndash;Urban Planner in a multidisciplinary consultancy, I was involved in projects related to flood mitigation, urban redevelopment, and infrastructure improvement. I observed that while planning documents were comprehensive, project success often depended on financial structuring, risk allocation, inter-agency coordination, and implementation management, areas that require strong integration of planning with infrastructure and management principles.</p>
<p data-start="2416" data-end="3036">In teaching Infrastructure Planning and Project Formulation, I emphasize feasibility assessment, phasing strategies, lifecycle thinking, and cost&ndash;benefit evaluation. In Transport Planning courses, I engage students with corridor-level mobility analysis, land-use and transport integration, and service efficiency considerations. Through Urban Governance and Real Estate Development modules, I highlight regulatory frameworks, institutional mechanisms, and market dynamics shaping infrastructure delivery. This multidisciplinary engagement directly aligns with the thematic focus of Urban Infrastructure, PPP &amp; Transport.</p>
<p data-start="3038" data-end="3548">My research background further strengthens my analytical orientation. I have published in Hydrological Sciences Journal (Taylor &amp; Francis), and contributed to national-level case documentation under the Smart Cities Mission. While my research has included environmental systems and risk assessment, the underlying focus has always been infrastructure resilience and system performance. I actively integrate GIS-based analysis, modeling tools, and data-driven approaches into both teaching and applied research.</p>
<p data-start="3550" data-end="4106">I am particularly interested in contributing to NICMAR in areas such as transport systems planning, infrastructure governance, PPP frameworks in urban services, project appraisal, and resilience-oriented infrastructure design. I believe infrastructure education must equip students not only with conceptual clarity, but also with managerial insight and practical orientation toward industry realities. NICMAR&rsquo;s strong industry engagement, infrastructure management focus, and applied academic ecosystem make it an ideal platform to contribute meaningfully.</p>
<p data-start="4108" data-end="4474">In the long term, I aim to strengthen the integration of planning, finance, governance, and execution within infrastructure education in India. I am confident that my academic training, industry exposure, interdisciplinary teaching experience, and research orientation will allow me to contribute effectively to NICMAR&rsquo;s academic objectives and institutional growth.</p>