Shobha Narendrakumar, Founder of this Organization is an Architect & Urban Planner who comes with a rich experience of 24+ years. Her prior experience helped her to form a balanced view of mainstream architecture and its allied fields, and her passion eventually led her back to work in service to communities that are most in need. She would currently like to work with a diverse group of communities across India through interventions helping create dignified places to live in a sustainable environment.

Centre For Research and Development on Sustainability, CRDS – Foundation aims to bring together the knowledge resources on PROTECT, PRESERVE & PROMOTE Approach. It is focusing on the role that conservation and management plays a vital role in overall urban and regional development which helps in the sustainability of the respective areas. Effective study and implementation of resources helps in conservation, revitalizing of economies which brings about a sense of identity and belonging to the cities and region on a sustainable module. It aims to carry out research and development & to implement education and training programmes.