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Apoorva Dhingra
Urban Fellow at Indian Institute for Human Settlements
Apoorva Dhingra is a writer and researcher with expertise in urbanization, ecology, climate adaptation, and livelihoods. They hold a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Comparative Cultures and Politics from Michigan State University. Apoorva was an Urban Fellow at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), where they participated in the Urban Fellows Programme (2019–2020), a rigorous interdisciplinary fellowship based in Bangalore, India.123
Their work spans qualitative research across four countries, focusing on marginalized communities affected by caste, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, and physical ability. Apoorva has contributed to projects such as evaluating labor conditions for cotton farmers in Telangana and assessing the impact of digitalization on India's labor market. They are also passionate about rethinking urban planning to center the needs of marginalized groups and challenge traditional power structures in planning practices.12
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