Author Archives: Siddharth Menon
PUBLIC: CONCRETE CLIMATES
This is a short essay that I wrote for the South Asian Urban Climates blog which is a “platform for discussion, collaboration, and emerging scholarship on the histories, power structures, and material assemblages that make up the climate in and across South Asian cities.” Many thanks to Nida Rehman and Aparna Parikh for bringing this […]
RESEARCH: GEOGRAPHIES & ANTHROPOLOGIES OF SAND
Below is a collection of essays and articles written by scholars and commentators about one of the most widely used materials on earth: sand. This list has been compiled with the assistance of many colleagues and peers at conferences and workshops over the last few years. It is not meant to be an exhaustive list, but […]
AWARDS: Taraknath Das Memorial Fellowship
I’m happy to announce that I am the first recipient of the prestigious Taraknath Das Memorial Fellowship for carrying out my doctoral dissertation research project in Kochi, Kerala in southern India, “(De)Constructing Concrete: Capital, Nature, and Infrastructures in Urbanizing India”. More details about my project can be found at https://www.indiastudies.org/first-taraknath-das-memorial-fellowship-awarded-to-siddharth-menon/
AWARDS: AIIS JUNIOR FELLOWSHIP
I’m happy to announce that I have been awarded an American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) Junior Fellowship (2022-2023) for carrying out my doctoral dissertation research project, “(De)Constructing Concrete: Capital, Nature, and Infrastructures in Urbanizing India.” More details about the award can be found at https://www.indiastudies.org/research-fellowship-programs/current-aiis-fellows/
PUBLIC: Remembering Didi Contractor, a Champion of Indigenous Styles in Built Environments
I wrote something for The Wire in memory of Didi Contractor who passed away on 5 July, 2021. Many thanks to Himanshu Burte for his encouragement. Please find the article here.
RESEARCH: DIDI CONTRACTOR RESOURCES
91-year-old environmental designer and builder – Delia (Didi) Narayan Contractor – passed away peacefully at her home on July 5, 2021. I had the privilege of working closely with her as a junior architect for three years from 2011 to 2014 in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. She instilled in me an ethos of critical thinking and […]
LECTURE: VALUING WATER- GLOBAL INEQUALITIES IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
On the occasion of World Water Day on 22 March 2021, I will be speaking about water and sustainable development at Beyond Square Feet: A triannual lecture series on Sustainable Development, organized by Asset Homes in Kochi, Kerala. Many thanks to Mr. Sunil Kumar, MD – Asset Homes, for the invitation. Please find details of […]
REVIEW: ARCHITECTURE AND/AS INFRASTRUCTURE
I was happy to serve as one of the reviewers for the Open Access e-journal Roadsides‘ Fall 2020 Issue, titled Architecture and/as Infrastructure. Many thanks to Madlen Kobi and Nadine Plachta for the invitation. To read the full issue, please visit https://roadsides.net/collection-no-004/.
Urban & Economic Geographer 