Portfolio
2024
Maps of Hyderabad Cinema History
Making printable maps of hyderabadi cinema halls through the decades Continue reading Maps of Hyderabad Cinema History
How to simply set up IIIF images for your small archive
… it felt wrong, that something like this wasn’t a native web standard, but could only easily be made in walled-garden platforms. Continue reading How to simply set up IIIF images for your small archive
2023
South Asian Digital History Repository
History of the Digital and Digitized History Continue reading South Asian Digital History Repository
2022
Seeing, Being, Doing: design
Responding as a creative practitioner to places where humans and non-humans gather - A course review Continue reading Seeing, Being, Doing: design
The Lived Experience Project
Archiving and annotating collective experiences for peer learning Continue reading The Lived Experience Project
How I use speculative design
Methods as practice Continue reading How I use speculative design
Design Beku Website
Design Beku is an organization that practices co-design with different communities and cooperatives in India. Continue reading Design Beku Website
List of Articles I wrote
A list of the pieces that I wrote, co-wrote and edited Continue reading List of Articles I wrote
Establishing a community network
A speculative framework to imagine contributors to a community network Continue reading Establishing a community network
Workshops and Classes
A list of the Workshops, Classes, Panels and Publications that I organized, spoke, wrote Continue reading Workshops and Classes
Papad
An open-source Audio Annotation and Archival Tool Continue reading Papad
2021
Technofutures from Bidar
Published in Compost.Mag Continue reading Technofutures from Bidar
Mapping Migratory Routes
Mapping Migratory Routes of Pastoralists Across India Continue reading Mapping Migratory Routes
Speculative Storytelling in Wayanad
We wanted to let the children create their own stories using our tapestry tool. However, we also decided to make a sample tapestry just as a test prototype. Continue reading Speculative Storytelling in Wayanad
Pune Covid Relief
Website deployed for dissemination of covid-19 resources Continue reading Pune Covid Relief
Milli
An open-source project connecting different archives through a common cross-annotation platform Continue reading Milli
Selecting tools for Indian Collectives
When selecting tools for use by the collectives I worked with in India, we had to consider the following factors due to the unique context and limited resources available Continue reading Selecting tools for Indian Collectives
2020
Care in Collectives
Archetypes of care are roles that individuals take within collectives, embodying various care practices that nurture our shared environments Continue reading Care in Collectives
Care-full Collectives and their Care Practices
My thesis explores the intricate relationship between care, collaboration, and networks within various collectives, delving into my experiences in Team YUVAA, Living Labs Network and Forum, Design Beku, and the InterCity Covid Apps Network. Through thick descriptions and reflective analysis, it observes diverse care-giving roles and proposes alternative organizational structures rooted in mutual aid principles. Continue reading Care-full Collectives and their Care Practices
The Impostor Among Us
These are notes from a presentation (Design Baithak) hosted by Micah and Paul Continue reading The Impostor Among Us
2019
Designing a Connected Archive
Thoughts on designing a democratic archive Continue reading Designing a Connected Archive
Making The Invisible Visible Around An RO Plant
The project aimed initially to investigate how reliance on RO plants could be reduced at a state level. Continue reading Making The Invisible Visible Around An RO Plant
Project Antarsam
An Speculative Dimension of Decentralized Food Production Continue reading Project Antarsam
Caste and Education Geospatially in Rural Bihar
Research project about caste-based power structures and their implications on education, community life, and infrastructure Continue reading Caste and Education Geospatially in Rural Bihar
2018
The Disenfranchisement of Paniyas in Kerala
A literature review Continue reading The Disenfranchisement of Paniyas in Kerala
Carpooling Unalone - Karwaan
User research and app prototype for Carpooling in India Continue reading Carpooling Unalone - Karwaan
Habba
Working prototype for Habba - an Artisanal E-commerce platform Continue reading Habba
2017
Designer’s Ace
A Card Game to develop a creative making habit Continue reading Designer’s Ace