Marammat: Youth Holding the City Together
Virtual seminar on Zoom.
Register for the Zoom link: z.umn.edu/USF_Hyderabad
Hyderabad Master Class
How do young people in Hyderabad experience and respond to environmental change in everyday life? What forms of care, repair, improvisation, and adaptation emerge in the city under conditions of heat, flooding, pollution, and uncertainty?
This master class explores Hyderabad through the lens of marammat (repair): the everyday work through which people sustain neighborhoods, infrastructures, livelihoods, and forms of collective life. Bringing together scholars, practitioners, and young participants, the session will reflect on what Hyderabad can teach us about environmental change as a lived urban condition.
The Hyderabad master class is part of Ordinary Ecologies of Repair: Youth, Urbanity, and Environmental Change in South Asia, a five-city seminar series connecting Karachi, Dhaka, Delhi, Chennai, and Hyderabad.
Date: Friday, June 5, 2026
Time: 5:30 AM CT | 4:00 PM IST
Format: Online Master Class (90 minutes)
Registration: z.umn.edu/USF_Hyderabad
About the Speaker
Maringanti's career has been a transformative journey driven by a persistent desire to address the injustices that persist within our urban landscapes. Starting as an engineer, he transitioned through industrial design and visual communication, participatory research in Eastern Madhya Pradesh, journalism, activism, and ultimately earned a PhD in Geography from the University of Minnesota.
As the Founder and Director of Hyderabad Urban Lab (HUL), he lead an interdisciplinary team dedicated to tackling complex urban challenges in the Global South. His work merges theoretical research with practical action, empowering marginalized communities and influencing urban policy. He's deeply committed to mentoring the next generation of scholars, promoting geographical thinking, and fostering collaborations that bridge academia and real-world impact.
His motivation stems from the recognition that injustice lurks in many forms—social inequality, environmental degradation, and the marginalization of vulnerable communities. Through HUL and now ICGC, he strives to create pathways for more equitable and sustainable urban futures.