Nandinie joined NLSIU in December 2024 as part of the Writing Urban India Collective Project under the HUPA Chair for Urban Poor and the Law. In this role, she assists in managing the fellowship program for PhD scholars and practitioners, focusing on fostering a network for interdisciplinary research and collaboration.
Her professional journey reflects a commitment to addressing critical urban challenges through diverse projects involving equipping the lens of gender, ecology and political economy to understand urban developments, mobility, security systems, informal workers, housing and infrastructure developments through public-private partnerships.
Nandinie’s work blends ethnographic and quantitative research methodologies. She is particularly interested in alternative documentation methods, using audio-visual mediums to enhance research accessibility and impact. Her academic and professional endeavours engage with themes of urbanization, development, infrastructure, ecological and social impacts, informal labour, and queer research.
Her passion lies in integrating sociology and film as tools for understanding and addressing urban inequality, climate change, and social justice. She envisions creating research that is not only innovative but also accessible, fostering collaboration across disciplines and communities.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi and a Master’s degree in Sociology from Ambedkar University Delhi. Nandinie further honed her expertise as an Urban Fellow at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), where she gained insights into urban transformations, alternative approaches to urban practice and research.