Deepanjan Saha

@nitrkl.ac.in

Assistant Professor, Department of Planning and Architecture
National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha, India

Deepanjan Saha


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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
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Scopus Publications

34

Scholar Citations

4

Scholar h-index

1

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

  • Characterizing the geography of artisanal production: case of handloom industry in Varanasi, India
    Deepanjan Saha, Joy Sen
    Creative Industries Journal, 2025
    Although cultural and creative industries (CCI) have been recognized as drivers of sustainable development, those based in developing countries have received scant scholarly attention. Unlike technology-intensive CCIs concentrated in post-industrial cities of developed countries, CCIs in developing countries are majorly based upon cottage-based labour-intensive manufacturing of traditional crafts and artisanal products. Such production is typically led by artisan communities practising hereditary skill transfer over generations, while living in dense geographical clusters spread over urban and/or rural areas. Such a symbiotic interrelationship between place, culture, and economy has been explored in this paper by examining the geography of handloom production units in Varanasi, one of India’s oldest textile centres. Based on census data, location quotient analysis revealed that handloom weavers stay in two dense geographical clusters. Analysis of the sampled data on key qualitative attributes of production, particularly types of weaves and weaving techniques, identified spatial patterns to be heterogenous. It has been further argued that such heterogeneity is correlated with the distinctive identity of a weaver, which is shaped by his location, socio-economic status, and religious and sectarian belief. Hence, creative economic growth policies in developing countries require a deeper understanding of the latent socio-spatial structure of its artisanal production.
  • Exploring City Branding through Place-Making in Megacities of Indian Subcontinent: Case of Delhi, Mumbai, Karachi, and Dhaka
    Deepanjan Saha, Vidhu Bansal, Shivangi Singh Parmar, Somi Sareen
    Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements, 2024
  • Smart Economy in Smart Cities Varanasi India: Case of a Smart Traditional Economy of Knowledge-Based Institutional Services and Creative-Cultural Products
    Joy Sen, Mouli Majumdar, Deepanjan Saha, Abhik Chaudhuri
    Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements, 2017

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • 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 [