Acknowledgments

Acknowledgements

First off, we would like to thank the welcoming and generous community that we came to know. We created strong friendships that will outlast this project. To the families that served coffee and tea in their homes, thank you for generosity. To the business owners that assisted us throughout the project, thank you for your support and guidance. To the vendors who guided us through the market and its processes, thank you for sharing your knowledge. Without your welcoming smiles and heartfelt stories, none of this would have been possible. We hope to deliver a report that exceeds your expectations.

Thank you to our friends from the School of Planning and Architecture Delhi, Ajab Haseena, Chethan Kumar, Isha Nandal, John Sumer, Koyel Das, Siddhartha Kakati, and Surya Gupta. Your support and insights pushed the projects forward and strengthened this report.

To the numerous institutions and organizations that offered their expertise, thank you. From Imagine, Panaji, Town and Country Planning, the Charles Correa Foundation, and many more, your assistance provided critical insights and guided our work.

We would like to give our sincere thanks to the Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Dr. Brita Fladvad Nielsen, Dr. Peter Gotsh, and Dr. Rolee Aranya for their many lessons and teaching. An exceptional thanks to Hanne Vrebos for being with us every step of the way.

Each of the people mentioned above played an important role in the success of this report. For that, we sincerely thank you all.