Individual Researcher
Nithya V. Raman
Name
Nithya V. RamanProgram Area
Infrastructure and GovernanceExpertise
Research Interests
urban planning, urban design, accountability, citizen participation, urban informalityDesignation
Bio
Nithya V. Raman’s work has been focused on questions of human rights and urban planning, particularly the access of the urban poor to land and livelihoods. She has worked with various groups including Amnesty International, the Hazards Center, and the Unorganized Workers’ Federation. Nithya co-authored Clouds of Injustice, a report published by Amnesty International on the environmental and health impacts of the Bhopal gas leak of 1984, and was a SARAI Fellow. She is also trained as a classical dancer, and has performed solo and with groups in venues throughout India and abroad. Nithya graduated from Harvard University with a degree in political theory and has a Masters in urban planning from M.I.T.
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Projects
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Transparent Chennai – Maps, Data, Insights
Transparent Chennai tries to provide useful, easy-to-understand information about the city that can improve government accountability and empower residents to take action. The site empowers citizens by providing interactive information about their city that helps [...]
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Coping with Change and Insecurity
This project attempts to make clearer the relationships between large scale economic and demographic changes, government policies and individual lives through a series of shorter written outputs. It is particularly interested in the increase in [...]
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Understanding planning processes: Concept Note
Unlike most contemporary approaches to urban governance in India, this project documents the differences between planning processes on paper and in reality from a micro level. We hope to understand with this work how the [...]
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