Rahul Mehrotra is the founder principal of RMA Architects. He divides his time between working in Mumbai and Boston, where he teaches at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design as Professor of Urban Design and Planning and as the John T. Dunlop Professor in Housing and Urbanization. 

His most recent book is titled Working in Mumbai (2020) and is a reflection on his practice as it evolved through his work in the city of Bombay/Mumbai.

The IIT Madras alumnus has a degree in mechanical engineering and a master's in cusiness administration. He is an IAS topper from batch 2016. He started his professional career in Mumbai, and later moved to Infosys and the Chandigarh before joining public service.

As the Deputy Municipal Commissioner, his sights are firmly focused on urbanization and e-governance. he has taken several initiatives to automate many processes that enable citizens to get documents at the click of a mouse. Urbanization is an issue close to his heart. He started a campaign to raise awareness among students about the importance of sustainable development.

Mukesh Kumar graduated in 1993 from IIT Kanpur with a degree in electrical engineering and completed the Executive Programme at Syracuse University, where he obtained a master’s of public administration. He is an IAS officer from the 1996 batch.

Kumar is with the Gujarat State cadre 1998. He has served in several capacities, including District Collector in Ahwa-Dangs, Municipal Commissioner of Bhavnagar and Rajkot, among other roles.  He was also Director of the Integrated Child Development Services Scheme, a flagship scheme of the government of India.

In his current position as Municipal Commissioner in Ahmedabad - with a focus on ‘city for people’ - he has launched several infrastructure development initiatives such as the affordable Corporate Hospital Facility, Riverfront Development (Phase II),  and rehabilitation of deteriorated housing, making optimum use of the Internet of Things (IoT) under the smart city project. He has also initiated a project to make Ahmedabad a zero-waste city by 2025. Ahmedabad’s status as India’s first UNESCO World Heritage City is a major achievement that is very close to his heart.

Amita Baig has been the regional representative of World Monuments Fund in India for over two decades and has stewarded conservation work across the country, including several award-winning projects. She is a member of the Senate of the School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada and serves on the Advisory Board of the Architecture Foundation, India. She has over three decades of experience in managing historic sites in India and the Asia region, working with UNESCO Asia Pacific Office and as a consultant to the Gulbenkian Foundation. She has also served as a member of the India’s Advisory Committee on World Heritage. Amita has published two books: Forts and Palaces of India; and Taj Mahal: Multiple Narratives with Rahul Mehrotra following an eight-year engagement at the site. 

On My Watch is a series of conversations inviting architects, urban planners, preservationists, local stakeholders, and WMF project managers to explore the political, cultural, and technical issues around the preservation of at-risk cultural heritage sites on the World Monuments Watch around the world.