Dr. Anugrah Nagaich

Dr. Anugrah A. Nagaich

Assistant Professor • Dept. of Architecture & Planning • Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal

Passionate about Smart Cities, Urban Informatics, Machine Learning and Indian Knowledge Systems. Graduated from MANIT Bhopal & IIT Bombay.

20+

Research Publications

10+

Certifications & Awards

5+

Research Domains

Research Interests

🌍 Geoinformatics & Remote Sensing
🏙 Smart Cities & Urban Informatics
🧠 Machine Learning for Urban Planning
💧 Wetland & Lake Conservation
🛰 Spatial Analytics & Governance
🏛 Indian Knowledge Systems

Projects, Achievements & Certifications

Research & Consultancy • International Learning • Faculty Development • Professional Certifications • Awards

Major Academic & Consultancy Projects

Review of Preliminary Design of the “Statue of Oneness Project”, Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh [2022-23]

Served as a Co-Principal Investigator in the Architecture & Planning Team for a prestigious consultancy project worth ₹25 Lakhs, sanctioned by the Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation (MPSTDC), Government of Madhya Pradesh .

Contributed towards the critical review and evaluation of preliminary architectural and planning proposals associated with the landmark “Statue of Oneness” development project at Omkareshwar.

The project involved interdisciplinary academic engagement in tourism infrastructure planning, heritage-sensitive development, spatial integration, architectural assessment, and regional-scale urban design considerations.

Study of Design Principles and Indigenous Construction Techniques used in Mahakaal Temple, Ujjain [2023-25]

Worked as a Co-Principal Investigator in a research project worth ₹8.68 Lakhs, funded by the Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) Division, Ministry of Education, Government of India .

The project focused on the academic documentation and analysis of traditional architectural knowledge systems, indigenous construction methodologies, spatial planning principles, and culturally rooted engineering practices embedded within the historic Mahakaal Temple precinct.

The research contributes toward preserving and interpreting traditional Indian architectural wisdom while strengthening interdisciplinary scholarship in heritage conservation, temple architecture, and indigenous construction technologies.

Achievements & Certifications

  • Completed the course “Generative A.I. for Everyone” by DeepLearning.AI (offered by Prof. Andrew Ng, Stanford University, USA) [2023]

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  • Completed National Level Short Term Course on “Heritage of Nagara Style Temples (from Earliest Times to 21st Century)” offered by Heritage Foundation, Maharashtra [2021]

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  • Completed TEQIP-III Sponsored FDP on “Machine Learning Techniques for Cross-Domain Applications” organized by IIT Indore [2020]

    IIT Indore


  • Completed “Elements of Artificial Intelligence” offered by Reaktor and University of Helsinki, Finland [2020]

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  • Completed online course “Indian Models of Economy, Business and Management” by Centre of Indic Studies [2020]

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  • Completed the course “Artificial Intelligence for Everyone” by DeepLearning.AI (Prof. Andrew Ng) [2020]

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  • Completed “CitiesX” from HarvardX with Certificate of Achievement [2019]

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  • Completed FDP course “Introduction to Ancient Indian Technology” by IIT Kanpur & NPTEL [2019]

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  • Completed “Climate Change Appreciation Course” organized by Madhya Pradesh Clean Development Mechanism Agency [2017]

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  • Completed “Sustainable Cities” offered by SDG Academy with Certificate of Proficiency with Distinction [2017]

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  • Recipient of “Prof. R.C. Singh Prize” in the 31st Indian Engineering Congress by Institution of Engineers (India) [2016]

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  • Completed IIRS-ISRO Outreach Programme on Geospatial Technologies for Urban Planning [2016]

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  • Completed National Professional Training Certificate Course on Smart Cities Development [2015]

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  • Secured All India Rank 73 in GATE 2013 (Architecture & Planning) [2013]


  • Graduation Thesis shortlisted by Institute of Town Planners, India (ITPI) for “Best Thesis Award” [2013]

Publications & Research Contributions

Patents • Journals • Book Chapters • Conferences • Magazine Articles • Copyrights

Patents

Self-Adapting Rotor Blade Mechanism for Increased Wind Energy Capture Efficiency

Nagaich, A. A., et al. (2024)

Design No. 410710-001. The Patent Office, Government of India.

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Chemical Separator Device in Water Purification System

Nagaich, A. A., et al. (2024)

Design No. 414285-001. The Patent Office, Government of India.

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Journal Publications

Studying the ‘15-minute neighbourhood’ approach for inclusive Urban landscapes in India: A case of Jaipur, Rajasthan

Bhattacharya A., Nagaich A. A., Munoth N. (2026)

Architecture, Structures and Construction, 6(14)

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Assessment and Strategic Planning for Conservation and Beautification of Shahpura Lake, Bhopal

Nagaich A. A., Munoth N. (2025)

Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 13(11), 60-93

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Psychological Dimensions of Health and Recreation Concerns in Urban Lake Ecosystems

Nagaich A. A., Munoth N. (2025)

TPM – Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 32(S6), 1780-1789

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Restoration Strategies of Urban Lakes for Preventing Public Health Related Concerns

Nagaich A. A., Munoth N., Pathak P. (2025)

Journal of Rare Cardiovascular Diseases, 5(S3), 619-631

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Monitoring And Assessing Wetlands Using Google Earth Engine: A Bibliometric Review (2017–2024)

Nagaich A. A., Munoth N. (2024)

International Journal of Environmental Sciences, 10(6s), 509-525

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Transitioning from Wired City to Super City: A Review of Selected Smart City Case Studies

Munoth N., Nagaich A. A., Gehlot S. (2022)

GeoJournal, 87(Suppl 4), 999-1016

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Planning Interventions for Lake Conservation: A Case of Shahpura Lake, Bhopal, India

Munoth N., Nagaich A. A. (2015)

Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India) Series A, 96, 193-205

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Book Chapters

Understanding the Dynamics of the City through Crowdsourced Datasets: A Case Study of Indore City

Parmar V., Nagaich A. A. (2023)

In Advances in Scalable and Intelligent Geospatial Analytics: Challenges and Applications (CRC Press)

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The Consequences of Population Growth on Climate Change: A Case of Urbanization Effects vis-à-vis Air Pollutants in Bengaluru

Bhattacharya A., Munoth N., Nagaich A. A. (2022)

Springer Nature

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Urban Parking Concepts and Management: An Approach towards the Greener Side

Jaiswal A., Nagaich A. (2011)

Green Cities: Design, Planning and Management

Conference Proceedings

Spatial Planning for Conservation and Restoration of Urban Water Bodies: A Case of Jabalpur, India

Presented at the Twentieth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability, University of Aveiro, Portugal (2024)

Planning for Mitigating Flash Flood Events: A Case of Almora District in Uttarakhand

IEEE International India Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (InGARSS 2021)

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Understanding the Dynamic of the City through Crowdsourced Datasets: A Case Study of Indore City

National Conference on IoT for Building Design and Urban Infrastructure, MANIT Bhopal (2021)

Disaster Damage Assessment using Polarimetric SAR Image Analysis: Case of Nepal Earthquake

IEEE IGARSS 2019, Yokohama, Japan

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Planning for Reducing Environmental Impacts in Peri-Urban Areas: A Case of Gaya, India

2nd Asian Regional Conference on Peri-Urbanization, Busan, South Korea (2018)

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Articles & Magazine Publications

Ancient Indian Town Planning and Architectural Paradigms

Dharma Today (2017)

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Climate Change and Ancient Indian Town Planning

Dharma Today (2017)

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Chanakya’s View on City Planning – A Model for the Future?

Dharma Today (2017)

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Copyrighted Work

Manual for Bachelor of Planning Thesis

Written by Dr. Navneet Munoth & Anugrah Anilkumar Nagaich

ROC No.: L-85737/2019

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