Sneha is a recent architectural graduate
from Pune who is now working for Shelter Associates. This followed a studio
that Pratima ran on slum renewal at the university. Sneha is the only one from
her year to be working with a NGO on slum renewal. She told me the male architects
are very keen on the star architects producing large projects. Before the final
year ends the major architectural firms hold interviews with students to choose
who to select for their office. Many women also go into the large firms.
Sneha is is interested in how to integrate
slum dwellers into the city fabric formally and socially and this requires
tenure and a sense of ownership. She is one of the top graduates from Pune and
is also undertaking a Master of Urban Design at CEPT in Ahmedabad.
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