Goutham Raj Konda

gouthamrajkonda315@gmail.com +91 9494802440 Address: Armoor, Telangana, India

Education____________________________________________________________________________

MA Urban Policy and Governance from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (2018-2020)

BA Social Sciences from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Tuljapur (2015-2018)

Work Experience______________________________________________________________________

Research Assistant at Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (July 2021- present)

I study the spatial and infrastructural histories of Hyderabad’s informal settlements as part of an
international project called Cool Infrastructures based at the University of Edinburgh

Research Assistant at Urban Research Lab (URL), IIIT-Delhi (March 2021 – June 2021)

As a part-timer, I assisted in content editing, designing and handling their blog and coordinating digital
events.

Field Coordinator at Indian Housing Federation (May 2020 – July 2020)

As part of Applied Research team, I was working on content creation and curation to support the
engagements and networking at IHF. I co-authored a report and an op-ed on PMAY-U implementation.

Sahapedia – UNESCO Fellow (September 2019 – March 2020)

Successfully finished a research project that explored the emerging hip hop culture in Dharavi and
locating its relevance in the existing urban realities and social changes in the community history.

Publications__________________________________________________________________________

“Judas and the Black Messiah: History of Law Enforcement and Racism,” Economic and Political
Weekly Vol 56, Issue 39, 25 Sept 2021.

“Aside From Atrocities, the Everyday Dalit Life Deserves To Be Told,” The Wire, 22 Mar 2021.

“Real Estate for few: India’s Housing For All missing its mark,” India Housing Report, 11 Feb 2020.

“Dalit Narrative and Dalit Representation in Indian Cinema,” Economic and Political Weekly, Vol 55,
Issue 49, 12 Dec 2020.

“Slum Numbers Show Cities Don’t Help Dalits Shed Caste,” The Indian Express, 29 Nov 2020.

“The Hip-hop Culture of Dharavi: A Subaltern Art Form,” Sahapedia, 27 October 2020.

“Shoojit Sircar’s Gulabo Sitabo: A Cinematic Showcase of Housing Complexities in India,” (with Simran
Pal), Indian Housing Federation, 6 Oct 2020.

“The Dawn of Dalit-Led Media and Journalism,” LiveWire, 29 Sept 2020.

Achievements___________________________________ _______________________________

Led a team to the finals in the Clean Air Crowdsourcing Competition 2019 organized by Collaborative
Clean Air Policy Centre and supported by TERI, UC Berkeley, IIT Delhi and urbanemissions.info

A photograph selected as Photo of the Month (June 2019) by the India Development Review and
awarded first prize in a photography competition organized by CUPG, TISS Mumbai

All India topper in Geography subject in AISSCE (12th standard) examination held by CBSE

Represented Andhra Pradesh at 3rd National Level T20 Cricket League Championship – 2014, Goa

Selected for Under-21 State-Level Cricket Association Championship from Nizamabad District in
Telangana, India

Achieved Rajyapuraskara certificate in Bharat Scouts and Guides

Workshops Attended__________________________________________________________________

Participated in 3-Day Workshop on QGIS organized by Hyderabad Urban Lab

Participated in 10-Day Ethnography Workshop organized by Ambedkar University, Delhi

Participated in Rethinking Urban Streets workshop organized by US Consulate, Mumbai and USIEF

Papers Presented at Academic Conferences________________________________________________

National Policy Symposium on Water for Sustainable Future (December, 2019)

Presented a paper titled, ‘The Challenge of Municipal Water Provision in a Small Town in India: The
case of Shriwardhan in Maharashtra’, at TISS Tuljapur.
National Conference on ‘Livelihoods of Vulnerable Groups’ (September, 2019)
Co-Presented paper titled, ‘All Days of Drudgery? Engaging with the Domestic Workers’ at Department
of Anthropology, University of Hyderabad.

4th World Congress on Disaster Management (February, 2019)

Co-presented paper on 'Resilient Cities and Human Settlements' organized by Government of
Maharashtra, TISS Mumbai and DMICS at IIT Bombay.
National Conference on Social Inequalities and Exclusion in Contemporary India (February, 2019)
Co-presented a paper on ‘Urban Spatiality and Implicit Inequalities’ at TISS Tuljapur.
3rd Annual Research on Cities Summit (January, 2019)
Presented paper on the topic ‘Development Induced Displacement in Mumbai’ at Xavier Center for
Urban Management and Governance at Xavier University Bhubaneshwar.

Languages Known_____________________________________________________________________

Native and Bilingual Proficiency: English and Telugu Working Level Proficiency: Hindi

Technical Skills_______________________________________________________________________

Microsoft Office, Zotero, and Photography