The third event of the S.D.Vaidya Memorial Lecture series instituted by ISOLA Mumbai (Indian Society of Landscape Architects, Mumbai Chapter) was held at 10:30 am on Saturday, 15th of November 2014 at the NoshirTalati Auditorium, RachanaSansad’s Academy of Architecture, Prabhadevi, Mumbai.
1. Mr Anupam Mishra
2. Mr Rajendra Singh
3. Mr Mohan Rao
4 Mr Ninad Bedekar
5. Dr. Himanshu Kulkarni
1. Mr Anupam Mishra
Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar award winner Anupam Mishra is a Gandhian , author, journalist, environmentalist, and water conservationist who works on promoting water conservation, water management and traditional rain water harvesting techniques. Do not miss an opportunity to listen to him!
2. Mr Rajendra Singh
Rajendra Singh,popularly known as “Waterman of India” is a well-known water conservationist from Rajasthan.He has won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership in 2001 for his pioneering work in community-based efforts in water harvesting and water management. He runs an NGO called ‘Tarun Bharat Sangh’ (TBS), which was founded in 1975.,” The Guardian named him amongst its list of “50 people who could save the planet”.
3. Mr Mohan Rao
International Federation of Landscape Architects’ President’s Award for the Asia Pacific Region winner in 2010, Mohan Rao, is an Environmental Design & Landscape Architecture professional and the principal designer of the leading multidisciplinary consultancy practice, Integrated Design (INDÉ), based in Bangalore.
4. Mr Ninad Bedekar
A historian, writer and orator from Pune, Ninad Bedekar is a prolific contributor to newspapers and magazines.He has scripted the Son et lumière show at Shaniwarwada, and written the script for Marathi TV serial Peshwai.He is known for his research on the forts of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and about many forts outside India.He is also an author of various renowned books on forts in India.
5. Dr. Himanshu Kulkarni
Dr. Himanshu Kulkarni completed his PhD in groundwater in 1987 and is still an ardent student of the subject. His work on the occurrence and movement of groundwater in the hard-rock regions of India is known in academic and research circles.
He is currently working on groundwater management across India’s diverse hydro-geological typology.
He is the Founder Trustee and Executive Director at Advanced Center for Water Resource Development and Management- a not-for-profit organization that aims to develop solutions to groundwater problems.
It is a premier Education and Research Institution and facilitates work on groundwater management through action research programmes and training.