Soujanya Shivram has completed her undergraduation from Wadiyar Centre for Architecture, Mysuru and post-graduation in Traditional Indian Architectural Knowledge Systems (M.Arch in TIAKS) from Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune. Having a special interest in traditional Indian architecture, she aspires to use teaching as a means to create more awareness about our rich architectural wisdom and assist in creating sensitive professionals with firm regional roots and a holistic understanding. She seeks to actively learn from and contribute to the collective knowledge bank through research and practice.