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'''Gautam Bhan''' is an urbanist, writer and activist affiliated with the [[Indian Institute for Human Settlements|Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iihs.co.in/iihs-people/team/gautam-bhan/|title=Indian Institute for Human Settlements {{!}} Gautam Bhan|website=iihs.co.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-13}}</ref> His works focuses on urban inequality, [[social protection]], [[housing]], [[Community mobilization|community mobilisation]], [[decent work]], and urban and planning theory. He is a frequent columnist and is actively involved in the sexuality rights movements in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/11/a-conversation-with-lawyer-and-activist-gautam-bhan/|title = A Conversation with: Lawyer and Activist Gautam Bhan|date = 11 December 2013}}</ref><br />
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== Education ==<br />
Bhan completed his undergraduate degree in Political Economy and Development Studies from [[Amherst College]] in 2002, followed by a master's degree in Urban Sociology from the [[University of Chicago]] in 2006 and PhD in City and Regional Planning from the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iihs.co.in/about/people/gautam-bhan/#tab-id-5|title=Gautam Bhan – Indian Institute for Human Settlements|website=iihs.co.in|access-date=2016-10-18|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018221650/http://iihs.co.in/about/people/gautam-bhan/#tab-id-5|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Bhan is currently Associate Dean of the IIHS School of Human Development, and is also Associate Professor at IIHS (Institution Deemed to be) University.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Gautam Bhan |url=https://www.iihs.ac.in/people/gautam-bhan/ |url-status=live |access-date=11 December 2025 |website=IIHS University}}</ref> He is also the co-founder of New Text,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newtext.in/the-team/#|title=The Team – newtext.in|website=newtext.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-10}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> a print and electronic publishing house committed to expanding equitable, open and affordable access to knowledge and books.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newtext.in/the-model/|title=The Model – newtext.in|website=newtext.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-10|archive-date=19 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219230032/http://www.newtext.in/the-model/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He appeared on [[TED Talks India Nayi Soch|TED Talks]] India in 2017, where he spoke about his "bold plan to house 100 million people".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ted.com/speakers/gautam_bhan|title=Gautam Bhan {{!}} Speaker {{!}} TED|last=Bhan|first=Gautam|access-date=2018-02-10|language=en}}</ref><br />
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He writes frequently for various magazines and dailies including [[The Caravan]], [[Hindustan Times]], [[India Today]], [[Tehelka]], [[The Indian Express]] and [[The Times of India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=GAUTAM BHAN |url=https://unequalcities.org/gautam-bhan/ |website=Housing Justice in Unequal Cities Network |access-date=2023-11-15}}</ref> He is an active proponent of [[LGBT rights in India]] and one of the petitioners in the legal battle to [[Decriminalization of homosexuality|decriminalize]] [[homosexuality in India]].<br />
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== Honours and awards ==<br />
Bhan was previously Fellow, [[Social Science Research Council]], 2009–10 and Berkeley Fellow, 2007–12; and has received the Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement, [[College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley]], 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iihs.co.in/about/people/gautam-bhan/#tab-id-3|title=Gautam Bhan – Indian Institute for Human Settlements|website=iihs.co.in|access-date=2016-10-18|archive-date=2016-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018221650/http://iihs.co.in/about/people/gautam-bhan/#tab-id-3|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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== Selected publications ==<br />
* Bhan, G., Keith, M., Parnell, S., & Pieterse, E. (2025). ''Cities rethought: A new urban disposition''. Polity.<br />
* Surie, A., Goswami, A., Arakali, A., Revi, A., Ravindranath, D., Bhan, G., Anand, G., Balakrishnan, K., Kapoor, N., Sami, N., Vasanth, P., Anand, S., Smitha, M. B., Viswanath, S., Baberwal, S., Sudeshna Mitra, S., Batikar, T., & John, V. (2023). ''Towards a new urban practice: The'' ''Urban Fellows Programme 2016–2022''. Indian Institute for Human Settlements.<br />
* Bhan, G., Srinivas, S., and Watson, V. (2017) ''Routledge companion to planning in the Global South''. London: Routledge.<br />
* Deb, A., & Bhan, G. (2016). Indispensable yet inaccessible: The paradoxes of adequate housing in urban India. In ''India social development report 2016''. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.<br />
* Bhan, G. (2016). ''In the public’s interest: evictions, citizenship and inequality in contemporary Delhi''. New Delhi: Orient Blackswan.<br />
* Revi, A., Jana, A., Malladi, T., Anand, G., Anand, S., Bazaz, A., . . . Shah, S. (2015). ''Urban India 2015: Evidence''. Bangalore: Indian Institute for Human Settlements.<br />
* Bhan, G., & Jana, A. (2015). Reading spatial inequality in urban India. ''Economic & Political Weekly, 50''(22), 49–54.<br />
* Bhan, G., Goswami, A., & Revi, A. (2014). The intent to reside: spatial illegality, inclusive planning and urban social security. In O. Mathur (Ed.), ''Inclusive urban planning: state of the urban poor report 2013'' (pp.&nbsp;83–94). New Delhi: Oxford University Press.<br />
* Bhan, G. (2014). Continuity amidst change: learning from Rajiv awas yojana. ''Yojana, 58'', 64 – 67.<br />
* Bhan, G. (2014). Moving from giving back’ to engagement. ''Journal of Research Practice, 10''(2), 1–4.<br />
* Bhan, G. (2014). The impoverishment of poverty: reflections on urban citizenship and inequality in contemporary Delhi. ''Environment and Urbanization, 26''(2), 547–560.<br />
* Bhan, G. (2014). The real lives of urban fantasies. ''Environment & Urbanization, 26''(1), 232–235.<br />
* Bhan, G., Narain, A. (2005) ''Because I Have a Voice''. Delhi: [[Yoda Press]].<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{Cite web|url=https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=ch4x1yUAAAAJ&hl=en|title=Gautam Bhan – Google Scholar Citations|website=scholar.google.co.in}}<br />
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