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Harneet Kaur (Geographer Urban Planner)
‘A woman we have seen grow, take each step of the ladder with determination and utmost dedication.’

Who is she?
Harneet Kaur, was born on May 4, 1983, in New Delhi, India. She completed her higher education from Delhi with a keen interest in Geography. To further refine and gain knowledge in her field of interest, she pursued her Bachelors in Geography from Delhi University and Masters in Geography from Bikaner University Rajasthan. She developed a thirst to regain energy by continuing with a second masters in Urban Planning. A dream to become an IAS officer became a stepping stone, reweaving her path to present day success. As destiny had other plans, her liking of sharing knowledge, interacting and shaping younger minds was to be appreciated. Academia came as a surprise, but she accepted it as Gods will.

Mentoring Activities
From Assistant Professor (SUSHANT SCHOOL OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE AND SUSHANT SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT) to heading Bachelors of Planning, she is known and admired for teaching studios and theoretical subjects to B.Plan, B.Arch, M.Plan and M.Arch (Urban Design and Landscape Architecture). Numerous subjects which she teaches proficiently include area appreciation, neighborhood and cluster planning, City development planning, regional planning, surveying and photogrammetry, applied geology and hydrology, planning theory and tools, settlement geography, sustainable planning, natural sciences, project formulation, etc. She has provided adept guidance for students of B.Plan thesis with various topics like - slum redevelopment, effect of lands with extensive transportation projects, impact on infrastructure of metropolitan city due to extensive urbanization and interrelationship of human psychology and urban planning and mentored 8 students for Swachh Bharat summer internship program under Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Ministry of Drinking water and Sanitation and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

Achievements and Work experience
She has worked and grown in various fields in dignified different posts. It be as Managing Director, Product Manager, Urban planner and GIS Analyst, Senior Geographical Analyst, freelancer and Part time consultant with firms such as Yashi Consultancy, Lepton Software, Tetratech India, Zero Gravity Planning and GIS Consultancy. These supported her to achieve a fair command over software /technical skills like ArcGIS, PrimeVera and AutoCAD and develop her soft skills. A women who continues to reach stratospheric levels of success in a full gamut of professional pursuits, despite all sorts of day to day obstacles. The plethora of triumphs obtained by her, leave us spellbound every day, whether as a teacher, researcher, author or mentor. Her beliefs and teaching methods are and will continue to be reminisced by students in their professional practices. “Read, Think, Analyse!”- Harneet Kaur