Ranjit Mitra

Background

About Ranjit Mitra

A career spanning over 40 years, largely devoted to academics, professional practice and research and continuing post-retirement, in the field of urbanism, urban design and urban research. Have been a member of several Statutory, Governmental and Educational positions of eminence enabling a varied experience of governance and assistance in matters related to urban affairs, conservation and the environment; such as AICTE, CII Educational Council, Environmental Assessment Committee of the Delhi Government, Director SPA Vijayawada etc. Delhi Urban Art Commission, Indian Design Council, Institute of Urban Designers India, etc. Retired as Head of the Department of Urban Design in September 2014 at the end of my tenure at the School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi (SPA) which I joined in 1990, a premier institution of the Government of India, held the position of its Director from November 2007 to November 2010. I have also had the privilege of being appointed as Visiting professor in the faculty of Built Environment at the University of New South Wales, Australia and at the centre for South Asian Studies at the Institute of Geography University of Cologne, Germany. Apart from academic responsibilities at SPA I was fortunate to have been involved with several important professional and research assignments, Township for Numaligarh Refineries, Assam; Begum-Ki-Bagh Redevelopment, Old Delhi; Sustainable Density Patterns for New Delhi; Hoogly River Front Redevelopment, Kolkata,'Chance to Sustain' European Union Funded International research initiative etc. My early significant professional projects, prior to joining SPA, include Master Plans and buildings for Bidhan Chandra Roy Agriculture University at Kalyani and Visva-Bharati at Shantiniketan, Restoration of Tank Square at Dalhousie Square Calcutta, Restoration of Gwalior Monument on Strand Road Calcutta.