KUMAR RAVINDRA (ravee)
Principal
Pragrup
Design Director 
VA group  

• B. Arch, Bangalore University
• Urbanism ex. Study prgm dip. CEPT.
• Tech. study prgm. Permissa.
• Member, Educational Praxis Inc. USA
• President, Rangaloka (a not for profit organization)
• Member Thakkar bapa service foundation
• Member, Manonandana, school for the mentally challenged.
• Member, Council of Architecture. India.
• Member/ founder RUST inc. USA (Rigorous urban sustainability training)
• Ex.Visiting Faculty Keene state University, NH. USA
• Ex.Visiting Faculty, SIT School of International Training, VT. USA
• Ex.Visiting Faculty RVCE, Bangalore 2006.
• Visiting lecture chairs at
Colombia University NY,
Wells college NY,
UCLA LA,
Utoronto CN,
Putney school, VT

Ravee is the principal and one of the founder for the research charette architecture studio at “Pragrup”.
Ravee heads as the director for Design studio, VA group. Which posts Offices in three major cities in India working on projects in India and overseas.
His strength has been in providing innovative design solutions to emerging project trends & typologies in India. His innovation to urban design   directions for academia, technology campus, mixed use and residential enclaves are recognised. He has keen understanding of the complex needs of new laboratory facilities, the need to integrate with building plus landscape.
He has been a visiting faculty member at various Departments of Architecture.
Currently is the reader and chair for long distant studies program university of Toronto.
He has keen interest in primary and secondary education and is one of the Principals at T.B.S. foundation, a school for 400 rural children.
He has done extensive documentation on vernacular India for various work groups including Madras craft foundation and INTACH. 
He has lectured around India in various cities sharing an experience on his ideation of architecture.