Vipul B. Varshney is a multi-talented
architect, whose portfolio covers a wide range of projects in India as well as
Mauritius. She has designed and executed some of IndiaΒs most renowned projectsΒfrom
a township outside Mumbai for an urban diaspora to public buildings and
hospitals. She is ConvenorΒINTACH, Lucknow chapter; Adviser, National
Scientific committee ICOMOS, India; and an avid lover of the fine arts and
IndiaΒs rich heritage. She is the author of two books LucknowΒA Treasure and Shaam-e-AwadhΒA Visual Journey, as well as 50 research papers and
numerous articles for national dailies and international conferences. She had
been a technical adviser of the Lucknow Mahotsava Committee to the Government
of U.P. and also in the Heritage Regulation Drafting Committee for Lucknow
Master Plan 2021. She has also been a visiting faculty at her alma mater and
Professor-Design Chair at Integral University, Lucknow. She is the recipient of
many awards including U.P. Ratan 2013, Ganj Carnival AwardΒShakti Samman 2015,
Heritage Award 2016 from U.P. Government, Hindustan Times Women AchieverΒs
AwardΒ2013 nominee and A3 FoundationΒExcellence in Architectural Journalism
2016.
