"Urbanisation in India: Creating Places for People" was the theme that anchored the first of a series of seminars that Mirabilis Advisory and India Habitat Centre launched under the newly formed public-private partnership between the two organisations, the 'Urban Habitats Forum'. The key objective of the Forum is to influence thinking about the next generation of urbanisation in India.

Individual presentations by the panellists were followed by a lively panel discussion with the audience. The Forum provided a platform that brought together various stakeholders; from resident commissioners, Real Estate developers, architects, students of planning and architecture, to Professors of urban design, media, ministries of urban development, chambers of commerce, cultural & arts organizations.

From L to R:
Arun Kapur, Vasant Valley School; Ratish Nanda, Aga Khan Trust for Culture;
Romi Chopra, RWA-Vasant Vihar; Prathibha Prahlad, Delhi International Arts Festival;
Manit Rastogi, Morphogenesis Design Studio (Moderator); Leena Srivastava, TERI; Ravi Singh, WWF