> >> On 12 Mar 2014, at 08:49, Pooja Sastry <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello! My name is Pooja. I studied architecture in Bangalore and Urban >> Planning in Ahmedabad, and learnt a few months ago that I could begin to >> call myself an architect-urban planner and my former professors by their >> first names. >> >> Until very recently, I was working full-time at an architecture firm in >> Bangalore, but I am currently between jobs. In the meantime, I freelance as >> an architect, or more frequently, as an interior designer. When projects >> come along, I work as a researcher for a start-up planning consultancy with >> some fellow alumni from planning school. I am also writing a >> paper-in-progress called "Poverty and Transport Accessibility in Bangalore: >> the need for a gendered perspective" which brings many of my interests >> together. >> >> I coach schoolchildren in Mathematics on the weekends, and really enjoy it. >> One child was very upset when I told her I would probably not be able to >> teach any more after this year. I would have rejoiced in her place, so >> although it puzzles me, I hope it's because the children enjoy it, too. >> >> Those on silk-list will know my father as Shiv, so Udhay has known me since >> I was little and I am lucky enough to have met many of you. I have been >> lurking on the list for two years, so I thought maybe I should finally >> de-lurk and say hello. > >
Welcome Pooja. Great to have you here. Send us stuff about urban planning. Shoba
