Special Mention for "Case Studies on Resilience" " organised by IIED in 2023, for the successful submission of a case study on a people-led development model in Ranchi.
Special Mention for "Stories of Change", Organized by Azim Premji University in 2023, for successful and best case study practice of Unnat Basti – Model Slum Development.
Special Mention for India Housing Competition II, Organized by INHAF 2021-22, for successfully designing a people-led slum improvement program.
The Smitu Kothari Fellowship research grants for the study of “Financialization of Smart Cities in India”, Centre for Financial Accountability, November 2018 – February 2019.
Junior Research Fellowship - 2016 qualified, University Grants Commission, India.
Kamla Raheja Fellowship research grant for the study of “Ganeshotsav and its transformation in South Mumbai” in Mumbai, 2011 – 12.
Davis Peace Prize for executing “Mobile peace library in Mumbai”, USA, 2011. The $10,000 project successfully set up a library network in Dharavi, Mumbai and many children from the communities participated. Since 2012, the project has been handed over to the local authorities.
Chester Miller Award for Research on “Reading the ‘Muslim space’ in Mumbai/ Bombay through Cinema”, College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley 2011.
Eisner Prize for Photography 2010, UC Berkeley 2010. The photography series focused on the “in-between” spaces in non-descript urban areas, mostly captured in Mumbai.
Blakewell Details and Design prize, College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley 2010.
Spiro Kostov Fellowship tuition stipend for academic years: 2009 – 10, and 2010 – 11, UC Berkeley.
Spectrum A+D Best creative thesis award 2007-08, Felicitated in Singapore July 2008. The project was one of the three best entries in India. The thesis focused on a people-led, incremental developmental model for a slum settlement in Dharavi, Mumbai.
Archiprix 2008, Nominated as one of the 200 best thesis entries in the world.
Jamia Millia Islamia Academic Fellowships for academic excellence from 2003 – 08, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Graduate Aptitude Test Examination (GATE 2008) organized by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) for master’s in architecture – All India Rank 8.
Won numerous other competitions during schooling at State, National and International level for Painting and Design.