LEARNING
RESEARCH & ACADEMICS
Building a Culture of Ecological Landscapes
Research paper · with Jitendra Pawgi
A research paper exploring ecological landscape planning in the Western Ghats and the role of landscape architecture in responding to development and tourism pressures.
Presented at the 13th ISOLA Conference, Kochi · 2019
Sustainable Inside and Outside
SOCB Proceedings Series 01.1 · 2026
Edited by Moritz Elbert, Rasha Sukkarieh, Priya Mahendra Chavan, Sonali Dahotre & Santosh Kumar Ketham
Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Inside and Outside, Vienna, 2025
BOOK
The Living Fence
The ecology of living boundaries
Book · 2026
A book documenting more than 250 plants used in living fences across India, exploring their ecological, cultural and economic significance.
Listed as a resource in the Ecological Restoration Alliance (ERA) India Resource Archive
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
Villa 270°
Landscape Journal · 2019
A landscape designed to become an extension of the surrounding forest, exploring how a sensitive coastal site can be restored through an ecological approach
Soil Matters
Landscape Journal · Issue 60 · 2019–20
with Prachi Wakaley
An exploration of soil as a living resource and its often overlooked role in landscape practice, examining the ecological consequences of removing and transporting soil and the value of traditional approaches to soil management
Magazine cover
Villa 270°
Family interiors · 2020
Ecology@Work — Special Edition
Ecological Society, Pune · April 2021
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Making Second Homes Contextual: Villa 270°
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Organic Farming and the Natural Ecosystem: Striking an Economic Balance
TALKS & PRESENTATIONS
The Living Fence — IIHS Word Lab / City Scripts
The Living Fence
A conversation on living fences, boundaries, biodiversity and the ideas behind the book.
IIHS Word Lab, Bengaluru · 2026
Towards an Ecological Landscape - 3
Ecological Landscapes, the Economical Way Forward.
A presentation on the role of ecology and economy in landscape practice
BNCA Pune · 2019
Design Journey: Concept and further
Design Journey: Concept and Further
A presentation on various art forms and how concepts develop in design
Symbiosis School of Architecture · 2022
EDITORIAL
Sustainable Six Designs
Copyediting · 2025
School of Collectively Building, SOCB Austria