Submitted the following research proposals to the IKS Division of Ministry of Education @ AICTE in September – October 2022:

• Title: IKS Centre, NITC: Indian Knowledge Systems Approach to Deep Ecology: Integrating Sacred Geography and Sustainability

  • PI: Dr. Anjana Bhagyanathan, Asst. Professor, Department of Architecture and Planning, NITC.

  • Co-PIs:

    • Dr. Ramesh Krishnamurthy, WII

    • Dr.A.Srivatsan, CEPT

    • Dr.Chithra K, Associate Professor, Department of Architecture and Planning, NITC,

    • Dr.Deepak Dhayanithy, IIMK

    • Dr.Gauri Mahulikar, Chinmaya International Foundation

    • Dr.M D Subashchandran, IISc

• Title: Developing a framework for residential buildings based on the cultural dimensions and Traditional Architectural Knowledge System-a case of the south Indian Context

  • PI: Dr Amritha P.K., Asst. Professor, Department of Architecture and Planning, NITC,

  • Co-PI: Dr Chithra K, Associate Professor, Department of Architecture and Planning, NITC,

  • Collaborators:

    • Athira S.B., Research Scholar, Department of Architecture and Planning, NITC,

    • Dr Balagopal T. S.  Prabhu, Director–Courses, Vastu Vidya Pratisthanam, Calicut

• Title: Exploring the self-purificatory capability of River Ganga and its medicinal significance 

  • PI: Dr. Ravindra Kumar, Asst. Professor, School of Biotechnology, NITC

  • Co-PI: Dr. Cecil Antony, Asst. Professor, School of Biotechnology, NITC

  • Collaborator: Dr. Vinayak Rajat Bhat, Associate Professor, Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems, Chanakya University, Bengaluru

• Title: IKS based approaches for water conservation and Management

  • PI: Dr. Sandip Rudha Budhe, Asst. Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department,  NITC

  • Co-PI:

    • Dr. Chandan Yadav, Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, NITC

    • Dr. Devendra Yadav, Asst. Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, NITC