Saurabh Popli is Associate Professor at the Department of Landscape at the School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal. . In his teaching practice over more than a decade, he has taught various courses, and served as a critic in several universities in India in the fields of architecture and landscape architecture. He is interested in notions of landscape, nature, aesthetics, and sustainability through experiences, and across disciplinary fields. His studies include urban parks and open spaces seen through the cultural and spatial practices that co-constitute place and identity. He has presented his work at conferences in India and abroad.