Savyasaachi

Savyasaachi is an independent researcher and professor. He was formerly professor at the Department of Sociology where he taught for thirty years. He has been visiting faculty in the Department of Conservation Architecture, School of Planning and Architecture Delhi; the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, Gujarat; the National Institute of Design Bangalore 2020; and the Department of Design NIRMA University Ahmedabad. He served as a member of the senate National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Saachi is a member of the governing body Bhoomika Creative Dance Center Delhi; the governing body of “Greha” (A society for growth of knowledge in the fields of development, habitat design and architecture Delhi); advisor to Sehreeti-Development Practices (A non-profit working with community for sustainable development, habitat design, educational and capacity building); and Vice President of Investigating Design (A non-profit that sees design as an everyday phenomenon), which uses design thinking to empower communities for a better future.

Publications: Series Editor (with Ravi Kumar as co-editor) for Social Movements and Transformative Dissent, Routledge, Delhi (three volumes published). Edited Intractable Conflicts in Contemporary India, Routledge, India. Edited Between the Sky and the Earth, a Penguin Book of Forest Writings, Penguin, India. Saachi is also the author of many articles.