Vinay Kumar Malge

My work draws from more than 12 years of experience as a social worker, communication skills trainer, and public pedagogy practitioner across various aspects in Bidar city and the district. Work Experience I have co-founded a volunteer-based NGO in Bidar, Team YUVAA, that won the prestigious Karnataka Rajyotsava Award in 2016. I am also recipient of Deccan Herald Changemaker 2025, Karnataka Yuva Parshiti 2025. My interest in communication skill training in corporate environments and in coaching centres has enabled many youngsters to become critical thinkers and communicators. I have voluntarily supported the initiation, planning, execution and monitoring of several public works in Bidar, mainly around the issue of water bodies and restoration of the Historically important Karez system in Naubad (Bidar), to mention a few. My engagement as a public pedagogy practitioner has led to collaborations with institutes such as Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design & Technology (Bangalore), Govt First Grade degree College (Bidar & Humnabad), CEPT Ahmedabad and University at Buffalo (New York). Apart from these my work has helped to establish a strong network that includes writers, scholars, researchers, craftsmen, folk artists, activists, politicians, journalists, government officials and so on across Bidar District and the surrounding districts in Hyderabad- Karnataka Region.

On Learning

This is an opportunity to engage deeply with a place's (Bidar’s) rich heritage (in various forms) and understand its provocations collaboratively. I look forward to this mutual learning experience through an enriching journey. By anchoring research in the local setting, we aim to foster critical thinking, interdisciplinary exploration, and community-driven support systems to local challenges, ensuring that our work is meaningful and relevant to communities and there by to the Place. The approach will emphasize participatory learning, encouraging dialogue and co-creation of knowledge with the community.

Situated Practice

My deep connection to Bidar, having been born and raised here, and my continuous engagement with its socio-cultural, geopolitical, and environmental dimensions, shapes my practice. This informs my commitment to fostering research that resonates with Bidar’s unique context and empowers its communities and myself.

Place-based Engagements

• Climate Resource Centre

• Modern Endangered Archives Programme

• Maintainer of Network