Srikanth practises ‘city-systems’ reforms and champions the application of systems thinking to urban reform agendas. He works closely with the senior leadership in union and state governments and constitutional bodies, such as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and the Finance Commission of India, to shape and implement long-term reforms to city-systems in India.

An Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for over twenty years, Srikanth worked in banking and audit before joining team Jana in 2011. 

She leads the organisation’s work on street and public realm design, supporting large-scale urban street transformation programmes with a focus on walkability, safety, accessibility, and high-quality everyday public space in dense urban contexts.

At Jana Urban Space Foundation, Usha has played a key role in the Bengaluru Smart City Programme, contributing to the design and delivery of multiple street redevelopment and public realm projects. A distinctive strength of her practice lies in integrating underground utility planning into street design, enabling coordinated service layouts, reducing implementation risks, and ensuring long-term functionality alongside improved public space outcomes. 

 Beyond Bengaluru, Usha has led and supported major initiatives such as the Chennai Mega Streets programme and the Reimagining Streets of Meghalaya initiative. In Chennai, she supported the city’s transition to a network-based street design approach. In Meghalaya, she contributed to redesigning key junctions and critical street sections identified as congestion and safety hotspots, focusing on improved traffic performance while prioritising pedestrians. Her work has included the design of continuous footpaths, improved junction geometry, organised on-street functions, and the integration of green cover and public amenities. She has also supported the planning of integrated public space precincts in Shillong’s city centre, strengthening pedestrian connectivity by aligning street design with adjacent parks and heritage areas. 

A significant component of Usha’s role includes capacity building and technical support for government engineers and urban practitioners. She has contributed to training programmes, design reviews, and on-site technical assistance—including the National Complete Streets Workshop, where she supported training of over 150 engineers and officials under the Sustainable Urban Mobility – Air Quality, Climate Action, Accessibility (SUM-ACA) project, a joint initiative of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and GIZ India.  

In her leisure time, Usha enjoys cooking, tending to her plants, and reading. 

Her work focuses on land, planning, and urban design within the broader domain of urban governance, across Jana Urban Space Foundation and its sibling organisation, Janaagraha. Her work spans urban policy research, thought leadership, and systemic policy engagements.

She headed the Municipal Law and Policy Program at Janaagraha, where she anchored the Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems (ASICS), India’s flagship report on urban governance, and its associated reform engagements with state and city governments. She also seeded the City Leaders Program to strengthen the leadership of women councillors. She has led collaborations with institutions such as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and the Principal Accountant General – Karnataka, designing the audit matrix for India’s first-ever performance audit on the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act. This work was scaled across 18 states and synthesized into a national Compendium.  Vachana was instrumental in the CITIIS 2.0 consortium under the Smart Cities Mission of the Government of India and contributed to the landscape study on India’s municipal finance commissioned by the 15th Finance Commission of India. She has also contributed to the Urban Vision Document 2030, developed by NITI Aayog, and to the Economic Survey of the Government of India for 2016-17, and has worked with legislators such as Dr Shashi Tharoor.

She teaches, trains, writes, and speaks regularly on urban planning and governance. Vachana holds a Master’s degree in Development (Public Policy) from Azim Premji University, Bengaluru; a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam (Mahatma Gandhi University); and a Certificate in Policy and Leadership Development from the Møller Institute, University of Cambridge. In 2021, she represented India in the British Council’s Future Leaders Connect programme.

In her leisure time, Vachana enjoys tending to her plants, reading, taking leisurely strolls, and listening to melodies, particularly Hindustani and Sufi music.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Literature from IGNOU and is currently pursuing an MBA from the same institution to further enhance his managerial and leadership skills. Prior to joining Janaagraha, he worked as a Senior Production Manager with FEV Tutor. During free hours, Vikram spends his time engaging in photography, film editing, travelling, and gaming.

He is a Civil Engineer and Urban Planner with over five years of experience across urban infrastructure planning, municipal finance, and institutional support to urban local governments.

Under the Chief Minister Green Infrastructure Development Scheme (CM-GRIDS) (Urban), Government of Uttar Pradesh, Agrim supports the planning, design, and implementation of sustainable and inclusive urban infrastructure initiatives, with a strong focus on practical execution and coordination with government stakeholders. His role has included reviewing Detailed Project Reports (DPRs), contributing to the development of design and branding guidelines, supporting inter-departmental coordination, and assisting with bid and procurement-related processes. Through this engagement, he works closely with municipal corporations and state-level agencies to help translate programme objectives into implementable projects.

He has also contributed to assignments under AMRUT 2.0, supporting institutional capacity building and municipal finance-related work for urban local bodies. In addition, Agrim supports business development efforts at Jana Urban Space, including proposal preparation, technical inputs for bids, and feasibility assessments for urban infrastructure and planning projects.

Agrim holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and a Master’s degree in Urban Planning. Prior to joining Jana Urban Space, he worked on infrastructure planning, GIS-based master planning, construction supervision, and urban research assignments across multiple states in India.

Outside of work, Agrim enjoys playing basketball and spending time relaxing in his free time.

He has over three years of experience in urban road infrastructure and large-scale highway projects.

As a part of the Chief Minister Green Infrastructure Development Scheme (CM-GRIDS) (Urban), Government of Uttar Pradesh, Akash’s work includes site inspections, support with BoQs and cost estimates, rate analysis, road asset data management, and coordination with urban local bodies, consultants, and contractors. Previously, he worked with Patel Infrastructure Limited on the Ganga Expressway project, where he was involved in project planning, billing, reporting, and construction documentation.

He has experience supporting road DPR preparation, construction supervision, project monitoring, and technical documentation, with a strong focus on data accuracy, execution quality, and coordination across project stakeholders.

A senior infrastructure professional with a B.E. in Civil Engineering and an MBA in Project Management, he brings over 26 years of experience in state-level project management. He currently works under the Chief Minister Green Road Infrastructure Development Scheme (CM-GRIDS) (Urban) of the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

His core expertise includes planning, DPR appraisal, design review, procurement support, and end-to-end contract management for highway and integrated urban road projects executed under EPC, PPP, and item-rate contract modes. He demonstrates strong capability in governance, quality control, regulatory compliance, and efficient project lifecycle delivery.

Apart from his professional work, he enjoys travelling, cooking, listening to music, and spending quality time with family members.

She holds a Master of Urban Design from CEPT University, where she graduated in 2024. Her academic training strengthened her interest in placemaking, street design, and resilient cities. Her thesis explored the transformation of Motera Gam, Ahmedabad, through strategic design, policy, and regulatory frameworks, envisioning its evolution into a sports-oriented institutional hub that supports local livelihoods, migrant housing, and active market spaces.

She has professional experience in urban design and planning, contributing to economic corridor development studies and affordable housing projects across multiple regions. Her work spans research, spatial analysis, development planning, and design modelling, along with field-based research on climate vulnerability in informal settlements and hands-on architectural project support.

At Jana Urban Space, her work has primarily focused on street and public space design projects in Shillong and Hubli–Dharwad, aimed at enhancing walkability, accessibility, and overall public realm quality. She has contributed to the redesign of key junctions and critical street sections identified as congestion and safety hotspots, improving traffic performance while prioritising pedestrian movement. Her responsibilities include design development, formulating context-responsive concepts and strategies, and translating these into detailed drawings and narrative-driven presentations that clearly communicate design intent.

Outside of work, Anupama enjoys cooking, painting, and travelling, often drawing inspiration from new cultures and places.

Alongside his work commitments, he is a devoted husband and father.

Babu volunteers to track Jana Urban Space in the media and is our go-to person for various types of support and assistance. Additionally, he enjoys leisurely matches of carrom board with his family and friends.

Her work spans design, planning, policy, and stakeholder engagement, with a focus on strengthening Bengaluru’s drainage systems while addressing flooding and water scarcity.

At Jana Urban Space, she contributes to initiatives focused on restoring and strengthening Bengaluru’s nallah and lake systems. As part of the Blue Green Bengaluru – Rejuvenation of Nallurhalli Lake’s inlets and outlets project, she supported project coordination, on-site implementation, and engagement with government officials, citizens, consultants, and contractors. She also co-authored a draft working paper examining barriers to implementing nature-based solutions in the city’s stormwater systems and helped design community outreach initiatives.

In parallel, she continues work on the Sustainable Waterways – Nallah Rejuvenation initiative by building an evidence base from global and local case studies and developing prioritisation frameworks to identify and reimagine priority nallah stretches through secondary analysis, site studies, and early stakeholder engagement.

She previously worked as an Urban Designer at Habitat Tectonics Architecture and Urbanism in Gurugram, contributing to the World Bank–supported Gurugram Metro Rail Transit-Oriented Development project. Her work involved GIS-based corridor analysis to inform TOD typologies and planning strategies, as well as landscape studies and inputs for regulatory and property development strategies along the corridor. Earlier, she worked as an Architect at Designers Forum on urban, landscape, and heritage projects.

Diksha holds an M.Arch in Urban Design from School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi and a B.Arch from GITAM University. In 2023, she represented SPA Delhi in a DAAD-funded international workshop with Heidelberg University and Kathmandu University, co-authoring the research report Tracing Senses of Un/Belonging in Kishangarh published in the Cross-Pollinate Handbook.

Outside work, she enjoys trekking, reading, writing, and exploring cities, art, and nature with a camera in hand.

Throughout his tenure, he has dedicated himself to the administration function. He appreciates the opportunity this role provides to interact with all the program teams.

He pursued a TCH (Teacher Certificate Higher) from Venkatesha Teachers Training College and a Primary Teachers’ Training Certificate from 1999 to 2000. During his leisure time, he enjoys playing cricket, traveling, and exploring nature.

He is currently part of Assam’s DSER (Doh Shaher Ek Rupayan) programme, supporting lighthouse projects that turn city priorities into buildable, people-first public spaces. At Jana Urban Space, Rahul contributes to shaping the spatial dimension of cities through close collaboration with teams across planning, design, and policy. His approach is deeply implementation-led and he enjoys the “messy middle” of city-making – bringing stakeholders together, balancing big ideas with real-world feasibility, and ensuring projects remain rooted in how places are used, managed, and cared for.

In Assam, Rahul has been closely involved in key public-realm initiatives including Ganeshguri Junction in Guwahati, the Urban Forest Eco Park in North Lakhimpur, and the redevelopment of the Sivadol precinct in Sivasagar. Alongside these, he contributes to City Action Plans that push for stronger benchmarks in blue-green infrastructure, mobility, livability, and integrated urban planning for Assam’s cities.

Rahul holds a postgraduate degree in Recreation Architecture from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. His research on “Edible Urbanism” was presented in the TU Delft/ IFoU context, on sustainable cities and productive public space.

Outside work, you’ll find him backpacking into new territories, strumming a guitar, 0r playing chess with strangers.

A civil engineering professional currently working under the Chief Minister Green Road Infrastructure Development Scheme (CM-GRIDS) (Urban) of the Government of Uttar Pradesh, he brings over 22 years of experience in the formulation, construction, and maintenance of road infrastructure, including urban roads. He previously served the Government of Uttar Pradesh in the Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department (UPPWD), where he worked for more than two decades, beginning his career as a Junior Engineer and later retiring as an Assistant Engineer.

Over the course of his tenure with UPPWD, he was involved in the planning, execution, and maintenance of road projects across the state, contributing to the development and upkeep of transport infrastructure. His work included supporting project formulation, overseeing construction activities, and ensuring the long-term maintenance of road assets.

Kailash holds a Diploma in Civil Engineering and a Graduate degree in Civil Engineering. His professional experience reflects extensive practical knowledge of road construction practices and public sector infrastructure delivery.

He is a civil engineering professional with over 15 years of experience in the supervision and execution of highway, bridge, and road infrastructure projects across India.

Trained in Civil Engineering with a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s in Transportation Engineering, his work focuses on construction supervision, project coordination, and ensuring quality and compliance in large-scale transport infrastructure projects. He currently contributes to initiatives under the Chief Minister Green Road Infrastructure Development Scheme (CM-GRIDS) (Urban) of the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

Over the course of his career, Mohit has worked on projects delivered through different implementation models, including EPC projects under BSRDCL and BOT highway projects for NHAI involving four-laning works. His experience spans site supervision, coordination with contractors and project teams, and overseeing the execution of road and bridge infrastructure.

He is proficient in project planning and design tools such as MS Project, AutoCAD, and MS Office, and is familiar with contemporary highway construction practices and technologies used in large infrastructure projects.

He initially obtained a degree in Electronics Engineering from B.M.S. College of Engineering, before transitioning to Human Resource Management. After completing his Master’s degree from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, in 2014, Sachin worked with Asian Paints for over four years. In his leisure time, he enjoys reading mystery novels and watching sports on TV.

Her work primarily focuses on urban design interventions in the public realm. She has contributed to projects, such as Kadapa Park in Dharwad, a rainwater-themed public park envisioned as a means to rejuvenate a defunct land parcel into an inclusive public asset. She also worked on the Brightwell Bungalow precinct, a heritage property proposed to be a public plaza, where her role involved designing accessible public spaces while carefully negotiating level differences and mobility challenges.

In addition to urban design, Sakshi was also responsible for curating and designing engagement activities for events such as the Pandavapura Swaraj Utsav, translating planning ideas into accessible, on-ground experiences for citizens and stakeholders. She has also been involved in outreach and event-based initiatives, including Walkable Bengaluru and the Councillor Leadership Development Program (CLDP), a program that empowers women councillors, organised by Janaagraha.

Sakshi holds a Bachelor of Architecture from BMS College of Architecture and a Master’s degree in Urban Design from Manipal School of Architecture and Planning. Prior to joining Jana Urban Space, she worked on large-scale residential and commercial projects, gaining experience across design and execution stages.

Outside of work, Sakshi enjoys solving puzzles, painting, and travelling. She is particularly drawn to observing everyday life in public spaces, often sketching people and moments that capture the lived realities.

He holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, and a Master of Planning (Urban Planning) from the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.

Outside of work, he enjoys sauntering through cities, observing everyday life. His free time is a constant tug of war between binge-watching web series and curating content for his recently started blog Mapping Urban.

He has previously worked with Wipro Technologies and Onmobile Global Ltd as Technical Support and has over 8 years of experience. At Janaagraha, he leads the Information Technology department, overseeing the IT infrastructure and cloud platforms for Janaagraha and Jana Urban Space Foundation (JUSF)-built applications.

Shibin completed his PG Diploma from Model Technical College, Kerala. In addition to his primary role, he also provides end-to-end IT support for Janaagraha. His personal interests include playing badminton, football, and swimming.

Within the broader work at Jana Urban Space, Shramana contributes to spatial research, master planning, and design development, supporting the translation of policy objectives and stakeholder inputs into clear, implementable urban strategies.

At Jana Urban Space, she is currently part of the core team working on the 15-Minute Campus City Master Plan for MAHE University, where she is involved in campus-city integration to walkability frameworks, and placemaking design strategies. She has also contributed to the Udupi Redevelopment Strategy, and to the Pandavapura Swaraj Utsava 2025, a village-level outreach and stakeholder engagement initiative aimed at transforming Pandavapura into a model town through collaborative planning and governance.

Shramana graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture from Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women in 2020, where her dissertation explored street accessibility at night with a focus on safety and sustainability. Her professional experience includes street design and heritage precinct development in the Delhi NCR region and Srinagar, as well as working as a project architect designing landscape habitats for wild animals. She completed her Master’s in Urban Design from the School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal in 2025, where she was awarded the Proficiency Gold Medal. Her thesis examined coastal transitions through productive commons and maritime culture in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, to strengthen socio-ecological resilience within the town.

Outside of work, Shramana finds joy in exploring different cultures through travel and food.

His work sits at the intersection of urban design, planning, and governance, with a focus on translating policy intent into implementable spatial and institutional outcomes. In his current role, he leads a multidisciplinary team supporting the Government of Odisha in advancing design-led urban transformation across the state, providing strategic direction, technical oversight, and coordination with state and city governments.

As Team Leader of the Odisha Urban Design Hub, a state-level initiative housed within the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Tathabrata leads a team of infrastructure specialists, municipal finance and policy experts, GIS professionals, community engagement practitioners, and urban designers. The team works on developing state-wide urban design guidelines, supporting high-impact urban projects, and strengthening institutional capacity within urban local bodies. He has also contributed to the Bhubaneswar–Cuttack–Paradeep–Puri Economic Region (BCPPER) initiative, providing inputs to regional planning and urban design frameworks that support coordinated growth across the capital region. In addition, he has worked on urban waterfront, public realm, and neighbourhood-scale projects across Odisha, contributing to master plans, detailed project reports, and design strategies with a focus on sustainability, accessibility, and long-term implementation.

Tathabrata is trained as an urban planner and designer, with professional experience spanning urban design, spatial planning, and public sector advisory. His work reflects a strong understanding of governance processes and implementation realities in Indian cities. He regularly represents project teams in consultations and multi-stakeholder forums with government agencies and civil society organisations. Outside of work, he is interested in public spaces and the social and cultural dimensions of cities, and enjoys reading on history, urban theory, and governance.

Her role centres on integrating spatial analysis, urban design, and governance frameworks to support inclusive, safe, and accessible neighbourhoods across Indian cities.

A major component of Vidhushyaa’s work at Jana Urban Space has been her involvement in preparing the Neighbourhood Planning Guidelines for CMA, a key initiative aimed at providing a structured framework for neighbourhood-level planning and implementation. As part of this project, she contributed to the development of spatial principles, design parameters, and analytical frameworks addressing safety, mobility, inclusivity, and gender-responsive planning. Her responsibilities included mapping and spatial analysis, synthesising best practices and policy references, and translating complex planning concepts into clear guidelines, diagrams, and visual tools for practitioners and public agencies. The work emphasised walkability, access to services, public realm quality, and the everyday needs of diverse users, including women, children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.

Her work often involves coordination with multidisciplinary teams and engagement with public sector stakeholders to ensure that planning recommendations are both context-sensitive and implementable.

Vidhushyaa holds a graduate degree in Urban Design from the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, with a background in architecture and urban studies. Her academic training has equipped her with strong skills in spatial thinking, urban analysis, and visual communication.

She is particularly drawn to visual storytelling through maps, streets, and public spaces, exploring sustainable mobility networks, riverfront edges, and the everyday social life that unfolds across Indian neighbourhoods.