Educator and researcher in architecture and settlement planning. Research interests lie in Architectural Design, Design History, Heritage Conservation, and Cultural Economic Geography.
EDUCATION
B., Master of City Planning, Ph.D. (Architecture and Regional Planning)
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Architecture, Geography, Planning and Development, Urban Studies
Network pharmacology-driven investigation of luteolin from Annona muricata as a promising multi-target inhibitor for pancreatic cancer S Mathpal, P Priyamvada, G Ashok, T Joshi, D Saha, A Mukherjee, B Roy, ... Results in Chemistry, 102506 , 2025 2025.0 Citations: 3
Characterizing the geography of artisanal production: Case of handloom industry in Varanasi, India D Saha, J Sen Creative Industries Journal 18 (2), 205-223 , 2025 2025.0 Citations: 10
Exploring City Branding through Place-Making in Megacities of Indian Subcontinent: Case of Delhi, Mumbai, Karachi, and Dhaka D Saha, V Bansal, SS Parmar, S Sareen Urban Planning and Design for Megacities in the Global South: Smart and … , 2025 2025.0
Sonajhuri Haat of Santiniketan: The Making of a Brand in Traditional Craft-Based Tourism D Saha, T Bhattacharya, N Saha, BR Mishra, B Singh Deo 2025.0
Crafts and the Landscape of Cultural Tourism at Santiniketan, India A Sinha, D Saha, T Bhattacharya 2025.0
(Re) imagining home: Co-living for a shared future D Saha 2024.0
Wall Art and Installation as Placemaking Tools Applied to Indian Cities: Evidence from Rourkela D Saha 2023.0
An Assessment of the Dimensions of Spatiality in Artisanal Production: Case of Handloom Industry in Varanasi D Saha IIT Kharagpur , 2022 2022.0
The neglected heterogeneity of artisanal practices in cluster development programs; Evidence from handloom clusters in Varanasi, India D Saha, J Sen 2022.0
Significance of regional networks in traditional cultural industries: Case of handloom industry in Varanasi District, India D Saha, J Sen 12th Regional Science World Congress, 516-524 , 2018 2018.0
Smart economy in smart cities Varanasi India: Case of a smart traditional economy of knowledge-based institutional services and creative-cultural products J Sen, M Majumdar, D Saha, A Chaudhuri Smart Economy in Smart Cities: International Collaborative Research: Ottawa … , 2016 2016.0 Citations: 7
Understanding clustering in creative-knowledge cities D Saha, J Sen GSTF Journal of Engineering Technology (JET) 3 (4) , 2016 2016.0 Citations: 3
Understanding clustering in creative-knowledge cities: creative clusters in Kolkata, India D Saha, J Sen GSTF Journal of Engineering Technology (JET) 3 (4), 33 , 2016 2016.0 Citations: 5
The role of place in creative economy: The case of Varanasi D Saha, J Sen International Journal of Cultural and Creative Industries 4 (1), 28-37 , 2016 2016.0 Citations: 6
Results in Chemistry S Mathpal, P Priyamvada, G Ashok, T Joshi, D Saha, A Mukherjee, B Roy, ...
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Characterizing the geography of artisanal production: Case of handloom industry in Varanasi, India D Saha, J Sen Creative Industries Journal 18 (2), 205-223 , 2025 2025.0 Citations: 10
Smart economy in smart cities Varanasi India: Case of a smart traditional economy of knowledge-based institutional services and creative-cultural products J Sen, M Majumdar, D Saha, A Chaudhuri Smart Economy in Smart Cities: International Collaborative Research: Ottawa … , 2016 2016.0 Citations: 7
The role of place in creative economy: The case of Varanasi D Saha, J Sen International Journal of Cultural and Creative Industries 4 (1), 28-37 , 2016 2016.0 Citations: 6
Understanding clustering in creative-knowledge cities: creative clusters in Kolkata, India D Saha, J Sen GSTF Journal of Engineering Technology (JET) 3 (4), 33 , 2016 2016.0 Citations: 5
Network pharmacology-driven investigation of luteolin from Annona muricata as a promising multi-target inhibitor for pancreatic cancer S Mathpal, P Priyamvada, G Ashok, T Joshi, D Saha, A Mukherjee, B Roy, ... Results in Chemistry, 102506 , 2025 2025.0 Citations: 3
Understanding clustering in creative-knowledge cities D Saha, J Sen GSTF Journal of Engineering Technology (JET) 3 (4) , 2016 2016.0 Citations: 3
Exploring City Branding through Place-Making in Megacities of Indian Subcontinent: Case of Delhi, Mumbai, Karachi, and Dhaka D Saha, V Bansal, SS Parmar, S Sareen Urban Planning and Design for Megacities in the Global South: Smart and … , 2025 2025.0
Sonajhuri Haat of Santiniketan: The Making of a Brand in Traditional Craft-Based Tourism D Saha, T Bhattacharya, N Saha, BR Mishra, B Singh Deo 2025.0
Crafts and the Landscape of Cultural Tourism at Santiniketan, India A Sinha, D Saha, T Bhattacharya 2025.0
(Re) imagining home: Co-living for a shared future D Saha 2024.0
Wall Art and Installation as Placemaking Tools Applied to Indian Cities: Evidence from Rourkela D Saha 2023.0
An Assessment of the Dimensions of Spatiality in Artisanal Production: Case of Handloom Industry in Varanasi D Saha IIT Kharagpur , 2022 2022.0
The neglected heterogeneity of artisanal practices in cluster development programs; Evidence from handloom clusters in Varanasi, India D Saha, J Sen 2022.0
Significance of regional networks in traditional cultural industries: Case of handloom industry in Varanasi District, India D Saha, J Sen 12th Regional Science World Congress, 516-524 , 2018 2018.0
Results in Chemistry S Mathpal, P Priyamvada, G Ashok, T Joshi, D Saha, A Mukherjee, B Roy, ...
Publications
Saha, D. (2023). Wall Art and Installation as Placemaking Tools Applied to Indian Cities: Evidence from Rourkela. Book of Abstracts, Annual Research on Cities Summit 7.0: International Conference on Sustainable Urbanism in the Global South, School of Human Settlements, XIM University, Bhubaneswar (pp. 36-37). ISBN: 978-81-954005-2-2. DOI: 10.5281/ [Abstract]
Saha, D., & Sen, J. (2022) The neglected heterogeneity of artisanal practices in cluster development programs: Evidence from handloom clusters in Varanasi, India. In Proceedings of the 58th ISOCARP World Planning Congress (pp. 2040-2052). ISBN/EAN 978-90-75524-73-4 [Conference Proceeding]
Saha, D., & Sen, J. (2018) Significance of regional networks in traditional cultural industries: Case of handloom industry in Varanasi District, India. In Proceedings, 12th World Congress of the Regional Science Association International (pp. 516-524). ISBN 978-989-54216-0-2 [Conference Proceeding]
GRANT DETAILS
Research grant received from the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR) for the research project titled Roadmap for integration of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning-based technologies for smart municipal services in smart cities of India' (21.71 lacs, Role: Co-Principal Investigator, May 2024 - Aug 2025, completed).
Research grant received from the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) for the research project titled 'Exploring the Evolution of Township and Artisanal Craft Industry on the Socio-Economy of Santiniketan-Sriniketan Planning Area, Birbhum, West Bengal' (12.90 lacs, Role: Project Coordinator, Sep 2024 - Dec 2025, completed).
Research grant received from UNICEF for the research project titled 'Capacity Building of ULBs on Placemaking with Children and Caregivers at the core under Child Friendly Cities Initiative, Bhubaneswar' (49.17 lacs, Role: joint PI, Dec 2025 - Dec 2026, ongoing).
CONSULTANCY
'Feasibility Study on Uses of Banded Hematite Jasper (BHJ) for Architectural, Decorative and Ornamental Purposes' for Odisha Mining Corporation Ltd. [89.53 lacs, Role: joint PI, Dec 2022 - Jan 2024, completed];
'Providing architectural and technical consultancy for the upgradation of Rairakhol, Jharsuguda Road, and Bargardh Road Railway station' for Sambalpur Division of the East-Coast Railway (ECoR) under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme [8.9 to 9.6 lacs per station, Role: joint PI, Mar 2023-Mar 2024, ongoing].
'Preparation of Town Planning (Planning & Designing) on Resettlement & Rehabilitation (R&R) Site, Bhedabahal, Sundargarh, Odisha', for the Mahanadi Basin Power Ltd. (MBPL) - a subsidiary of the Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (A Miniratna Subsidiary Company of Coal India Limited) [10.0 lacs, Role: Co-PI, Jul-Aug 2025, completed]
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Assistant Director (Planning) at Master Plan Review Section of Delhi Development Authority, Delhi [May 2012–June 2014];
Architect at M/s. Continuity: Architects and historic buildings consultant, Kolkata [
Architect-Planner at Haven Architects, Kolkata [