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Nusrat Jahan Mim

Nusrat Jahan Mim is an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, with a joint appointment at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design and the Faculty of Information. Her research lies at the intersection of spatial politics, urban design, and critical computing, examining how design practices can either reinforce or challenge social exclusions while developing alternative solutions for marginalized communities. [email protected]


Why AI cannot learn South Asian cities

Posted: Tue, August 19, 2025 - 10:24:00

At just 19, the dabbawala who calls himself Junior Sharruk navigates the labyrinthine streets of Mumbai with astonishing precision. Adopting his name in homage to the 59-year-old Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan, Sharruk is a recent addition to Mumbai’s renowned dabbawala network, an informal, human-coordinated logistics system composed of nearly 5,000 couriers who collectively deliver more than 200,000 home-cooked meals…