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Kandipilli Mehar Kumar is an Architect, Planner and an Academician with 2 and half years

Professional Experience and 6 years’ Experience in Teaching.

He holds a B.Arch. degree from the School of Planning and Architecture, Jawaharlal Nehru

Architecture and Fine Arts University (JNAFAU) in Hyderabad (2009-14), an M.Plan. in Urban and

Regional Planning from SPAV- School of Planning and Architecture in Vijayawada, GOI, MOE

(2016-18), a P.G. Diploma in Town and Country Planning from Osmania University in Hyderabad

(2015-16), and a Master of Arts in Rural Development (M.A.R.D) from IGNOU- Indira Gandhi

National Open University (2019-2021).

Kandipilli Mehar Kumar is a member of various professional organizations including ITPI (Institute

of Town Planners India), AIIA (Associate Indian Institute of Architects), ISTE (Indian Society for

Technical Education), and ISCA (The Indian National Science Congress Association, Govt of India).

His areas of interest include Sociology and culture, Residential, Commercial Design Buildings, Urban Design, vernacular Architecture, Urban & Regional Planning, Area Planning, Slums, Slum Redevelopment, Master Plans, Rural Development, Different medium of art making, and Traditional arts forms.