Sudeshna Chatterjee

In my op-ed with Jaya Dhindaw, I argue that while the 2026 policy season recognises the immense potential of India’s urban areas for driving economic prosperity, it still lacks a cohesive, data-driven national urbanisation framework that includes small towns and peri-urban areas.

In my op-ed with Jaya Dhindaw, I argue that while the 2026 policy season recognises the immense potential of India’s urban areas for driving economic prosperity, it still lacks a cohesive, data-driven national urbanisation framework that includes small towns and peri-urban areas.

@itsmeharsh_09 I was in the working group of transition systems for rural to urban

India will soon witness reforms in an area that has remained largely untouched—Municipal Governance. Government has constituted a Working Group in November last year. The Group has been tasked with drafting Model Municipal Act and designing schemes to support municipal reforms.

@abplive Very excited to be speaking at the #ABPLive Infrastructure conclave 2024 tomorrow @WRIIndia

Join us for the ABP LIVE India Infrastructure Conclave 2024, featuring Chief Guest Nitin Gadkari, India's Minister of Road Transport and Highways, along with top industry leaders. Celebrate India's infrastructure achievements on August 28, 2024, exclusively on abplive.com @nitin_gadkari @AAPHarbhajan @DrVibhaDhawan @AnumitaRoychowd @mieknathshinde @SudeshnaChat1 @Shivdutt_Das @sp_gon @Rajesh_GuptaRK @alvirihan24 @servotechraman #IndiaInfrastructureConclave #ABPLIVE #ABPNetwork

Hot off the press my new paper "Healthy public spaces for children within neighbourhoods through urban transformations" published in @CitiesxHealth Health and a blog I wrote based on the paper cityknow-how.com/safe-healthy-a…

My #IDOP blog is now available in @WRI’s #thecityfix. The original was published in #Cities4Children by #SavetheChildren thecityfix.org/blog/4-example…

@OmarAbdullah At least their candidates debate, our leaders will deliver monologues and not field any real questions

America, I despair for you! Your choice is between a man who wouldn’t recognise the truth if it slapped him across the face & a man too infirm to complete his sentences in a coherent way. #debate #DebateNight

@WRICitiesIndia @UNESCO @NITIAayog @urdaeichhorst @PawanMulukutla @madpai @giz_india @ITF_Forum @WomenMobilize It was a pleasure to chat with Dr. Madariaga on this important issue.

Mile long queue for #KLM airlines at midnight at Delhi airport. Such expensive tickets and such poor level of service! No other airline has this level of slow and disorganized check in experience here.

A wonderful Christmas gift arrived today. My paper on how the UN #CFCI has promoted #publicspaces and #mobility for #children in #cities is published by the @CYEjournal. @IPA_World @Cities_Children @Right2CityGP @CityLab @FondationBotnar @UNICEF @UNHABITAT

Street vending benefit so many people even high level professionals working on #streets and #publicspaces on their way to work! They are vital to everyday life in neighborhoods in India. ⁦@PawanMulukutla⁩ ⁦@ramathoopal⁩ ⁦@WRICitiesIndia⁩ ⁦@srinualavilli⁩

A very Mumbai streetscape where the street is never only a place of flow but also a market. How do we design streets to balance the two? #streets #Mumbai ⁦@WRICitiesIndia⁩ ⁦@NACTO⁩ ⁦@ITDPIndia⁩ ⁦@srinualavilli⁩

Thanks to NDTV for designing a long format program where speakers got to finish their thoughts! I spoke on the nexus of #urbanization and #ClimateCrisis

As India celebrates its 77th year of Independence, we look at the growth of our cities.@SudeshnaChat1 presented the draft recommendations for India's #NationalUrbanizationPolicy at #ConnectKaro 2023. We were invited by the @EACtoPMto develop recommendations for the policy in 2022

What’s your big idea for ‘climate-ready’ cities? Submit your project for the @WRIRossCities #PrizeforCities and help build an equitable and resilient urban future! Learn more + apply: bit.ly/46idVry @WRIIndia @NIUA_India @Cities4Children

"Scaling and implementation of good practices and policies in place to make cities safer by design are bigger challenges", Dr. Sudeshna Chatterjee (@SudeshnaACE), Program Director, @WRIIndia

Here's a start to the very engaging session at #Uddeshya: Mainstreaming Gender from Ideas to Action, @WRIIndia @amitabhk87 @AmbAckermann @SudeshnaACE @OMIFoundation @AishwaryaMinds

@jk_rowling why such a rushed ending of IBH? Racing through 1000+ pages feeling very disappointed with many unanswered questions.

@nandanadevsen It’s so beautiful! Do you have the original Bengali version? Would love to read it. My beloved mother was a kindred spirit and a big fan of Nabanita Dev Sen’s writing.

Happy Birthday, Ma Miss you Bhalo-bashay ♥️ Once there was a mother, In her mind, her heart, Her style, her art, She was like no other” A joint tribute from me & my sister Antara—an English adaptation I did of a lovely Bangla poem by Didi. Photos: Srabasti Basu & Nemai Ghosh