Nupur Khanter

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Nupur Khanter is an urban strategist working at the intersection of economic, social, and cultural forces shaping cities. She focuses on interdisciplinary, human-centric approaches to the built environment, drawing from her background in design. Her work spans equitable development and city-level resilience roadmaps, with global experience in the USA, Peru, Kenya, Sri Lanka, and India. She holds a master’s degree in urban design from the College of Environmental Design at UC Berkeley and a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Anna University.


Areas of expertise

Urban design and planning, climate adaptation and resillience, architecture


Currently working at

Transitions Research, Urban design associate


Articles by Nupur Khanter


a man on a boat fishing in a lake, with a temple and some hills in the background--

December 19, 2025
Poromboke: Reimagining our urban commons
What would our cities look like if water was visible, accessible, and woven into everyday life? What becomes possible when urban water bodies are treated as commons once again?
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