Mohit Dhingra, GCLP 2018

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Mohit Dhingra

Prof. Mohit Dhingra is a heritage conservation enthusiast, with more than 15 years of experience working with governmental, non-governmental and academic organization. He has developed specialism within India in a range of ambitious projects involving participatory planning, implementation, and advocacy. Mohit was the recipient of Charles Wallace India Trust fellowship (British Council) for the year 2012 and Global Cultural leadership fellow (European Commission) in the year 2018. He was on the Panel of Expert (Change Management) for European Capital of Culture (2021-2022) and recently has been selected as an Expert Evaluator in the Expert Database for the EIT Culture & Creativity.

Prof. Dhingra has diverse research interests spanning across cultural heritage protection, urban conservation, cultural diplomacy, and on the questions of how culture can leverage societies. Reflections of which can be seen in his published works in national and international peer reviewed journals and associations with Aga Khan Trust for Culture Orkney Island Council, NIUA -World Bank, Cities Alliance, World Monument Fund , Ministry of Culture and Tourism and more than 40 municipal bodies within India.