Category: People

Madhu Reddy is a passionate traveler at heart, who has transplanted herself back in Hyderabad.  She is working full time now as a farmer to convert the family farm Aiyor Bai to chemical free. She is one of the co-producers for Open Show Hyderabad  and has been instrumental in starting the Open Show chapter in India.

Sidharth is a geo-spatial analyst and researcher in urban studies and New Media. He is interested in citizen cartography, the politics of urbanization in cities of the Global South, the politics of data, participatory development and urban ecology

Nisha Thompson has a background in online community organisation. She is Data Project Manager at Arghyam/ India Water Portal Prior to that she has worked for the Sunlight Foundation in Washington DC, with online communities to use US government data to hold elected officials accountable.

Debabshish Nayak a leading architect and heritage advisor of India. He is the director of the Centre for Heritage Management, Ahmedabad University and adviser to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s heritage cell.

Sajjad Anwar is a hacktivist and programmer based in Bangalore. He works in the research and design of data
analytics and infographics. He hearts maps and often makes one. He is found working with other technologists, social activists and
researchers in education, human rights and policy making. Along with two others, he runs the geohackers.in
collective. Find him on Twitter

Sumandro  is a researcher with an interest in economies, politics, cultures and landscapes of data. He works with The Sarai Programme, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi, and HasGeek Media LLP, Bangalore, India. Previously a student of economics, he has worked on topics related to urban development, data visualisation, and open data policies. He is a free software and open access enthusiast. Find him on Twitter.