In each of the Lab’s locations, its programs and projects were made possible by a host of collaborators: individuals and organizations who made varied and valuable contributions to the Lab. Below is a list of those people and entities that helped give shape to the Lab in Mumbai. Each name is followed by the program series with which they were associated.
Neera Adarkar, Architect and Urban Researcher, Adarkar Associates, Meet in the Middle
Uma Adusumilli, Chief Planner, MMRDA, Meet in the Middle
Rishi Aggarwal, Fellow, ORF
Himanshu Agrawal, origami artist, City Dreams
Nazneen Ansari, PUKAR Field Assistant, Your Space, My Space, or Our Public Space?: Privacy and Spaces in Mumbai
Arts in Motion Dance Studio, Mobile Lab Units: Flash Mob and Drum Circle
Rafique Baghdadi, journalist, researcher, film critic and historian, Unwrapping Mumbai
Zainab Bawa, Unwrapping Mumbai
Ashok Belapurkar, Mulund Community Organizer
Vinny Bhagat, Unwrapping Mumbai
Megashree Bhatt, Project Assistant, KRVIA Design Cell, Mapping Privacy in Public Space
Amita Bhide, Chairperson, Center for Urban Policy and Governance, TISS, Meet in the Middle
Sourav Biswas, Researcher, PUKAR, Meet in the Middle
Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transportation Undertaking, Transformers
Himanshu Burte, Architect-Researcher, TISS, Meet in the Middle
Centre for Community Dialogue and Change, Unwrapping Mumbai
Sohini Chakraborty, Unwrapping Mumbai
Darryl D’Monte, Chairperson, Forum of Environmental Journalists of India, Meet in the Middle
Janak Daftary, Founder, Jal Sangrah, Meet in the Middle
Dahi Handi Group, Mobile Lab Units: Flash Mob
Mustansir Dalvi, Faculty, Sir JJ College of Architecture, Meet in the Middle
P.K. Das, Founder, Architect-Planner, Open Mumbai, Meet in the Middle
Ashok Datar, Chairman, MESN, Meet in the Middle
Alexis de Ducla, Project Head, Lafarge Affordable Housing, Meet in the Middle
Prasanna Desai, Principal, Prasanna Desai Architects, Meet in the Middle
Deepa Dhanraj, writer, director, and producer, Meet in the Middle
Nitin Dossa, Chairman, WIAA, Meet in the Middle
Matias Echanove, Director, URBZ, Meet in the Middle
Colin Ellard, research psychologist and professor, University of Waterloo in Ontario, Testing, Testing
Naresh Fernandes, Researcher, PUKAR, Meet in the Middle
Serena Fernandes, Project Assistant, KRVIA Design Cell, Mapping Privacy in Public Space
Football Players Association of India, Bridging
Fresh and Local, Unwrapping Mumbai
Shailesh Gandhi, RTI activist, former Information Commissioner, Government of India, Meet in the Middle
Saba Gaziyani, food stylist and chef, Bridging
Gauri Gill, Unwrapping Mumbai
Veena Gowda, advocate and lawyer, Film Series
Hemangini Gupta, Unwrapping Mumbai
Rupali Gupte, Faculty, KRVIA, Meet in the Middle
Francine Houben, Partner, Mecanoo Architects, Meet in the Middle
Nicholas Humphrey, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, LSE, BMW Guggenheim Lab Advisor, Meet in the Middle
Ubai Hussein, Food for Thought
Imperial International Sports Association
Datta Ishwalkar, Food for Thought
George Jacob, Project Coordinator, KRVIA Design Cell, Mapping Privacy in Public Space
Sameera Jain, filmmaker, writer, photographer, and teacher, Film Series
Rajiv Jalota, Additional Municipal Commissioner, MCGM, Meet in the Middle
Jeremy James, Testing, Testing
Seema Jhaveri, Director, Institute for Floral Design, and students from Institute of Floral Design, Transformers
Pankaj Joshi, Executive Director, UDRI, Meet in the Middle
Paresh Kamdar, filmmaker, Film Series
Raj Kansara, Project Assistant, KRVIA Design Cell, Mapping Privacy in Public Space
Sonali Kelkar, MESN
Kimaya Keluskar, Project Coordinator, KRVIA Design Cell, Mapping Privacy in Public Space
Faiza Khan, filmmaker, Film Series
Sudhakar S. Kini, Chief Architect, Sulabh Shauchalay Mumbai, Meet in the Middle
Avijit Mukul Kishore, documentary filmmaker, Vertical City, Meet in the Middle
Nandita Kotwal, Researcher, PUKAR, Your Space, My Space, or Our Public Space?: Privacy and Spaces in Mumbai
Avinash Kubal, Deputy Director, Maharashtra Nature Park, Meet in the Middle
Mukund Kule, Food for Thought
Local flower craftspeople from around Mumbai, Transformers
Sam Lockwood, Digital Strategies Consultant, Meet in the Middle
Reshma Ludbe, Researcher, PUKAR, Your Space, My Space, or Our Public Space?: Privacy and Spaces in Mumbai
Mahesh Makwana, Testing, Testing
Damodar Mall, Food for Thought
Akshay Mani, Project Manager, EMBARQ, Meet in the Middle
Prathimam Manohar, Founder, Urban Vision, Meet in the Middle
Masala Shopkeeper, Food for Thought
Tobias Megerle, artist
Fareeda Mehta, Director, Kaali Salwar, Film Series
Madhusadan Menon, Chairman, Micro Housing Finance Corporation, Meet in the Middle
Milind Mhaske, Project Director, Praja Foundation, Meet in the Middle
Ekta Mittal, cofounder, Maraa, Film Series
Kavitha Mukhy, Food for Thought
Rushina Munshaw, APB Cook Studio, Food for Thought
Musicians from National Streets for Performing Arts, Bridging
Meena Naik, Professional puppeteer, City Dreams
Navji, Bridging
Narinder Nayar, Founder, Mumbai First, Meet in the Middle
Madhukar Nerale, Food for Thought
Oscar Foundation, Bridging
Henk Ovink, Deputy Director General Spatial Planning, Ministry for Infrastructure and the Environment, Netherlands, Meet in the Middle
Ganapathy P.G., Director, Ecofirst Advisory Services, Meet in the Middle
Manoj Pahwa, actor, Film Series
Madhav Pai, Director, EMBARQ, Meet in the Middle
Rangvalli Parivar, Transformers
Gautam Patel, environmental lawyer, Meet in the Middle
Gieve Patel, poet, playwright, and doctor, Film Series
Sheela Patel, Director, SPARC, Meet in the Middle
Shirish Patel, planner, IIHS, Meet in the Middle
Pramod Pathak, artist, Unwrapping Mumbai
Jasmeen Patheja, Blanknoise, Unwrapping Mumbai
Sudhir Pathwardhan, MESN
Anita Patil-Deshmukh, Executive Director, PUKAR, Your Space, My Space, or Our Public Space?: Privacy and Spaces in Mumbai
Anand Patwardhan, Filmmaker, Film Series
Aneerudha Paul, Principal, KRVIA, Meet in the Middle
Vikram Pawar, Trustee, SPROUTS Environmental Trust, Meet in the Middle
Shilpa Phadke, Chairperson, Center for the Study of Contemporary Culture, TISS, Meet in the Middle
Shilpa Phadke, Writer and Assistant Professor, Centre for Media and Cultural Studies at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Film Series
Vidyadhar Phatak, Planner, former Chief Planner MMRDA, Meet in the Middle
Shantanu Poredi, Architect & Partner, MO-OF, Meet in the Middle
Yashaswini R., Documentary Filmmaker, Film Series
Batul Raaj, Director - South Asia, LordCultural Resources Pvt. Ltd, Reimagining Kala Nagar Traffic Junction competition and project implementation
Aparna Ramachandran, Research Consultant, LordCultural Resources Pvt. Ltd, Reimagining Kala Nagar Traffic Junction competition and project implementation
Ramu Ramanathan, playwright, Film Series
Ramum Ramanathan, playwright/director and editor of PT Notes, Unwrapping Mumbai
Radha Ramaswamy, Unwrapping Mumbai
Ajit Ranade, Chief Economist, Aditya Birla Group, Meet in the Middle
Rangoli Artists, Transformers
Gitanjali Rao, animator, filmmaker, and theater artist, Film Series
Reality Gives, Unwrapping Mumbai
Reality Tours, Unwrapping Mumbai
Ish S, Unwrapping Mumbai
Mohammed Qureshi Salim, Owner, King Kite Center, Transformers
Mr. Salvi, Mulund Community Organizer
Sanskar Bharati Rangoli, Transformers
Kolkata Sanved, Unwrapping Mumbai
SDM Architects, Mumbai
Anindita Sengupta, Founder, Ultra Violet, Unwrapping Mumbai
Ashok Shah, Kiteist and Kite Designer, Transformers
Sunil Shanbag, theater director and producer, Film Series
Kalpana Sharma, writer/journalist, "Rediscovering Dharavi", Meet in the Middle
Surabhi Sharma, filmmaker, Film Series
Prasad Shetty, Urbanist and City Official, Mumbai Metropolitan Region–Environment Improvement and Heritage Conservation Society; teacher, Rachana Sansad’s Academy of Architecture in Mumbai; and Founder, CRIT, Meet in the Middle, Film Series
Varsha Shirgaonkar, Department of History at SNDT Women’s University in Mumbai, Unwrapping Mumbai
Tejal Shitole, Researcher, PUKAR, Your Space, My Space, or Our Public Space?: Privacy and Spaces in Mumbai
Rohan Shivkumar, Deputy Principal, KRVIA, Meet in the Middle
Kayzad Shroff, Partner, Shroff-Leon, Meet in the Middle
Madhu Shukla, Unwrapping Mumbai
Shivjit Sidhu, Partner, Apostrophe, Meet in the Middle
Gurpal Singh, actor, television host, organizer of MAFIA, founder of the Bring Your Own Film Festival, Film Series
Rachel Smith, Transportation Planner, AECOM, Berlin Lab Team member, Meet in the Middle
Vinay Somani, Founder, Karmayog, Meet in the Middle
Brinda Somaya, MD, Somaya and Kalappa Associates, Meet in the Middle
Sonia Srinivasan, Researcher, PUKAR, Your Space, My Space, or Our Public Space?: Privacy and Spaces in Mumbai
Rahul Srivastava, Director, URBZ, Meet in the Middle
Veljko Stojanovic, Unwrapping Mumbai
Students from Rachna Sansad, Bridging
Badami Sudhir Independent Transportation Consultant, Meet in the Middle
Nisha Susan, Unwrapping Mumbai
Vishnu Swaminathan, Director, Housing for All – Ashoka India, Meet in the Middle
Swarathma, writer and composer of the official song for the BMW Guggenheim Lab Mumbai
Damodar Tandel, Food for Thought
Chetan Temkar, Founder, Smart Shehar, Meet in the Middle
The Wall Project, Unwrapping Mumbai
Geetam Tiwari, TRIPP Chair, IIT-Delhi, BGL Advisor, Meet in the Middle
Roshni Udyavar, Head, Rachna Sansad, Meet in the Middle
Urban Leaves, Food for Thought
Balkrishna Vaidya, Film Poster Artist, Transformers
Anil Kumar Valmiki, Researcher and Field Assistant, PUKAR, Your Space, My Space, or Our Public Space?: Privacy and Spaces in Mumbai
Paromita Vohra, Unwrapping Mumbai
Asim Waqif, Unwrapping Mumbai
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