DESIGNING A FAIR FUTURE FOR ALL

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER AND PROJECT MANAGER KEERTI NAIR USES HER SKILLS TO BUILD A MORE INCLUSIVE WORLD

Keerti Nair’s sense of justice and need to interrogate the status quo comes from her childhood. She was born in the state of Kerela, in the southern tip of India. With her family, she quickly relocated to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, before moving back to Mumbai when she was a teenager. She says that “growing up as a girl in Saudi Arabia in the 90s was a peculiar experience.” She was well aware of how boys her age were treated differently. She adds: “Moving to Mumbai was a…