The training of migrants returning home
by Ranjit Sabikhi Jul 10, 2020
With the migrant workers reaching home from cities due to the coronavirus lockdown, the government needs to devise long-term rehabilitation strategies based on their skills.
Ranjit is a distinguished architect and urban designer who has been in practice since 1961. One of the pioneers of modern Indian architecture, he taught at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, from 1959-1975 where he was Professor and Head of the Department of Urban Design. He has been a Visiting Critic to the Urban Design Program at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University, and the School of Architecture at Washington University St. Louis.
The steady breakdown of professional credibility and need for critical reforms
by Ranjit Sabikhi Jun 27, 2020
Despite 1,19,000 qualified architects in India, why does the government entrust the design of our new cities to foreign consultants? Change must come about, writes Ranjit Sabikhi.
The long walk home: loss of jobs in the construction sector and the real solution
by Ranjit Sabikhi Jun 04, 2020
What created the unskilled Indian migrant labourer? Can a futuristic plan of action for housing, health and development solve the problem? Architect Ranjit Sabikhi runs a reality check.
