Ritu George Kaliaden
Architect, M.Sc. International Cooperation and Urban Development
PhD Candidate
Phone +49 3581 7924794
R.Kaliaden[im]ioer.de
Research Interests
- Urban development in Europe and South Asia
- Socio-spatial urban landscapes
- Temporary urbanism
- Migration studies
Professional Experiences
- seit 2018
PhD candidate at IOER / Interdisciplinary Centre for Ecological and Revitalizing Urban Transformation (IZS)
- 2017
Senior Researcher at Sattva Consulting, Bangalore
- 2016
Programme Manager at The/Nudge Foundation, Bangalore
- 2015
Project Manager at Knight Frank Property Services Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
- 2013
Research Associate at Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy, Bangalore
- 2008
Senior Architect, Larsen and Toubro ECC Ltd, Chennai
Academic training
- 2010-2012
MSc in International Cooperation and Urban Development at Technische Universität Darmstadt and UPMF Grenoble
Masters Thesis: Informal Temporal Spaces - a study of the social production of temporary urban space typologies among the homeless in Old Delhi, India- 2003-2008
Bachelor of Architecture at College of Engineering, Trivandrum
Undergraduate dissertation: Cultural Influences on Built Form – a study of the 16th century Syrian Christian settlement at Kunnamkulam, Kerala, India
Projects before the IOER
Private Philanthropy in India (at Sattva Consulting) - Study of the landscape of private philanthropy in India undertaken in partnership with OECD
State Development Profiles (at Sattva Consulting) - Series of research papers on the status of development across states in India, in cooperation with EdelGive Foundation and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
life/guard (at The/Nudge Foundation) - Programme to develop and provide social safety-nets and livelihood support to incoming rural migrants in Indian cities
Janaagraha-Brown Citizenship Index (at Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy) - Joint research initiative undertaken in partnership with Brown University, USA to measure the quality of
citizenship in Bangalore, India.