Nikhil Khadilkar is a graduate in architecture from the Kamala Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture (KRVIA), Mumbai. He has been a Postgraduate Research Fellow at the KRVIA, where he is Visiting Faculty. His fellowship research was on the history of architectural practices and firms in twentieth century Mumbai. In CRIT, he has been involved in work with communities in Kamathipura-Kumbharwada-Khetwadi, Bandra Reclamation, and Vasai-Virar, and was part of the Image Cities exhibition on architecture and urbanism in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is presently involved in formulating heritage conservation policies for the Vasai-Virar Sub-Region and a slum redevelopment project at Betwala Chawl, Foras Road.