Bharat is the urbz archivist and office administrator.
Bharat's background in commerce makes him an expert in numbers and logistics. He participates as a researcher and the on-site expert for various urbz projects. His interests include photography and social media in Marathi.
Articles
Dharavi vs Virus
March 24th, India went into a 21 day lock down to maintain social distancing. People were asked to work from home, only step out for essentials and wash their hands frequently. Prior to this announcement, the inter and intra state transportation was restricted. These were part of ‘crucial’ efforts to curb the spread of the novel Covid-19.
Flooding ourselves
Local knowledge may be the best response to natural disaster and bureaucratic inefficiency (The Hindu 17.08.2019)
A Commercial and Community Building on Dharavi Main Road
urbz is designing a new building in Dharavi for the Koliwada Jamat.
Friendship Ambassadors :)
The work of urbz was honoured by the Swiss President, Doris Leuthard, through an award given to Matias Echanove and Rahul Srivastava
urbz joins the Social Design Circle
urbz is honored by Curry Stone Foundation, which selected it as one of 100 innovators in the field of social design.
DIY Tool House
80 students design their own vision of one-day workshop where participants had to plan and design their own architecture studios/living space in a homegrown settlement of their choice.
"The Design Comes As We Build" project
urbz invited local builders from Dharavi with a vast experience in construction, to design the best possible house they could imagine.