Nagpur’s Parnavi Harde won DAIDA Foundation Global Best Thesis Award. Harde’s outstanding thesis was selected as the First Prize Winner of the DAIDA Foundation Global Urban Thesis Award (2025 Edition). There were participants from 24–29 countries and 44 global submissions were there. Representation was from multiple continents. The jury process was very rigorous.

 

The theme given to contestants was ‘Public Infrastructure and Public Spaces’ Parnavi secured first rank worldwide, becoming one of the few Indian scholars to achieve this global distinction. She got six thousand Euros, International certification and recognition and Global academic visibility. Parnavi Harde is a distinguished Architect, Urban Designer, and Academician from Nagpur, known for her academic excellence, international recognition, and commitment to socially responsive urban development. Harde completed her schooling from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Nagpur, where she consistently excelled in academics. During her Master’s program, Harde undertook an advanced urban design thesis focusing on the historic Mahal precinct of Nagpur.