Richa Shah is an architect and researcher whose main field of inquiry lies within the colonial and post-colonial history of architecture. She graduated from Pune University in 2020 and later pursued her Master’s in Architectural History and Research from CEPT University, Ahmedabad (2024). Her current research is based on the history of the Public Works Department (PWD) in the Bombay Presidency, where she focuses on the history of road construction in the 20th century. She is currently working on the South Asian Architecture and Urbanism Archive.