About Us
About
About MGsCc Foundation
We are dedicated to sustainably bridging communities with local ecologies, fostering resilient ecosystems through principles of renewal, rehabilitation, and restitution. We steward resources and people in cities and urban-rural corridor areas to solve problems that lie in the spaces between ecology and people. CLEANwater, CLEANair, CLEANenergy and CLEANearth and FOREST are our values that drive action.
Our vision intertwines environmental integrity with human rights, advocating for a clean environment as a fundamental human right. We aim to build a global community committed to environmental stewardship, protecting our planet's resources for future generations.
We aim to lead in global environmental cooperation by good stewardship locally with sustainability and innovation in design and resource management, to bridge diverse movements and cultures for a unified environmental goal.
Education is key to our mission. We strive to empower the next generation with knowledge and tools for sustainable development, balancing progress with environmental conservation.
Join us in our mission to forge a sustainable, restorative future for our people and planet.
Our Achievements
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Selected by London Design Biennale Committee to present Sustainability Ideas Showcase via Curatorship of Nisha Mathew Ghosh. 2019-2021 @2021 London Design Biennale
First mover-strategist to set up a City-Wide fungible system to get textile waste off of landfills
Our Vision
Empowering a resilient future to rejuvenate, renew, and rehabilitate the relationship between ecology and communities; through innovation using design and art to craft a sustainable more equitable world.
Our Mission
Uniting cross-disciplinary experts and global partners, we are dedicated to advancing CLEANwater, CLEANair, CLEANenergy, and CLEANearth initiatives, intertwining environmental action with human rights for equitable, sustainable futures.
OUR STORY
Once upon a time, in the bustling urban landscapes and quiet rural corners of India, ideas for an ecological focus in building and settlements began. It was a transformative journey led by the MGsCc Foundation, to eke out narratives of hope in the realm of ecological sustainability.
At the heart of this story was the visionary Nisha Mathew Ghosh. Since 2004, Nisha along with a small team has been weaving the intent to build a sustainable and critical cross-disciplinary practice: So whether it was turning discarded fabric into an opportunity for those needing economic renewal or teaching the disadvantaged to weave stainless steel, the core was a commitment to and a stewardship of God's phenomenal creation. The Foundation soon embarked on a mission at Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) where renewal and rehabilitation were key to empowering women from vulnerable backgrounds. These women, once hidden in the shadows, now shone brightly, their hands weaving not just fabrics but also their futures.
Meanwhile, in the urban sprawl of Bangalore, a different challenge loomed. Mountains of textile waste, discarded and forgotten, threatened to overwhelm the city. With a pioneering spirit, and the hope of removing virgin textile waste’s disaster-potential with its toxic bleach-dyes reaching water sources, we began to climb and comb the available remnants into resources, setting a new Circular paradigm for its potential to be used in an urban waste management system for virgin textile waste (with a pilot for Koramangala, in the South Eastern part of Bangalore)
These stories, from KGF to Koramangala, were threads in a larger tapestry of the Foundation's vision. A vision where sustainable design serves both the planet and its people, enriching lives and preserving the environment.
As the pages turned, the Foundation's tale grew. From 2017 to 2021, our founder and a dedicated team worked tirelessly, without remuneration, laying the groundwork for a cleaner future. Early research projects like the DRAIN-LOVES LAKE and the YELAHANKA LAKE effluent treatment research were just the beginning. In 2021, a milestone was reached with a global exhibition, showcasing India's innovative sustainable solutions mapped for the first time to the world outside India.
This story, still being written, is a testament to dedication, innovation, and the power of collective action. It's a story of transforming challenges into opportunities, of weaving a sustainable future where every thread counts. And as we look ahead, the journey continues, with each step a stride towards a greener, more resilient world.
Our Team
The Architects of Change at the Charitable Foundation
At the heart of the Foundation lies a compact team orchestrated by Architect-Thinker, Nisha Mathew Ghosh. Her foundational philosophy is to cultivate an ecosystem for IDEATION and the IMPLEMENTATION of transformative ideas through mentorship, networking, and collaboration, all aimed at the upliftment of communities and ecology.
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About NMG
Nisha Mathew Ghosh stands at the forefront of sustainable design and ecological advocacy as the founder of the MGsustainableCREATIONcare Foundation. Established in 2017, the Foundation is a testament to her unwavering commitment to fostering an ecosystem of change via sustainable solutions that transcend disciplinary boundaries through the synergy of DESIGN, ART & SCIENCE collaborative practices.
Beyond her role with the foundation, Nisha Mathew Ghosh is a distinguished figure in the architectural realm as the Co-Founder and Co-Principal at Mathew and Ghosh Architects. Her practice is globally recognized for its integration of architecture, urban design, and academics, with a distinctive approach of conceptual ecological positions in architectural and landscape projects.
Her contributions to the field of design have been acknowledged on numerous prestigious platforms across the world via exhibitions or publications. In a significant shift to curating, Nisha was selected by the London Design Biennale Committee to curate the INDIA pavilion at the London Design Biennale 2021, a role that allowed her to showcase India's rich tapestry of design and sustainable innovation on a world stage. Further cementing her curatorial expertise, she was selected by the Association of Art Museum Curators for the epic program for collaborative curatorship in New York in 2022. Nisha Mathew Ghosh's profile is a narrative of a visionary's relentless pursuit of a sustainable future through the power of design and collaboration.
Written by : Ashok Philip
TEAM STRUCTURING
In a seamless multidisciplinary process each project gathers collaborative parters and a team specific to that task. Funded projects have an Special Purpose Vehicle BOARD OF DIRECTORS where the Funder-Donor is invited to be on the Board to review and audit progress. The structure is deliberately kept nimble to shrink or expand bringing in specific expertise that is wholly committed to the project at hand.
BOARD
Soumitro Ghosh
Partner at Mathew and Ghosh Architects | Chairperson Academic Council of Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture Mumbai | Former Charles Correa Design Chair 2018.
Soumitro Ghosh, Bangalore, Partner - Mathew & Ghosh Architects is based in Bangalore, is emerging as one of the most influential architects in contemporary India. Educated at CEPT Ahmedabad, he is a partner at Mathew and Ghosh Architects set up by Nisha Mathew in 1995. Having designed and realized the most important public spaces / design projects and many of the acclaimed private projects in the city of Bangalore their work has been recognized extensively through numerous awards, publications, they have been invited to speak at public, private and institutional forums in India and abroad.
Some of the prestigious awards are Architectural Design India Award of Excellence 2025, Tostem Award 2024 Japan, World Architecture Festival 2023 shortlist for cultural building, India’s Best Design Awards 2021 in 3 categories, IDA International Design Awards 2021 Gold, 2a Architecture and Art Magazine International Awards Asia at Madrid – 2 awards, World Architecture News (WAN) Award, Iakov Chernikhov International Foundation Award nomination, Moscow, Best of world architecture RIBA Journal London shortlist, Cityscape and Architectural Review Awards 2 awards. Dubai, The Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award, Architecture +, Cityscape Awards- 2 awards., Singapore, MIPIM Architectural Review Future Projects Award- London, Riverine frontCompetition, Oporto, Portugal 4th place, Kenneth F. Brown Asia Pacific Culture and Architecture Design Award, SOA, Hawaii Honourable Mention, Borromini International Architecture Award for Young Architects, Rome and others.
Their works have been published in The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture, Phaidon (London), ‘Made in India’ AD Kazi Ashraf, London, ‘Top Architects - Asia’ Archiworld, Seoul, MIPIM Architectural Review Future Projects London, The Skira Library, Milan, FuturArc Singapore, Wallpaper London, ‘Architecture+’ Dubai, domus India and others.
They have exhibited at Venice Architecture Biennale, What makes India urban – Amsterdam, Brick by Brick – Art Asia Pacific New York & Shanghai, New World Architecture - London Architecture Week Brussels + Eindhoven + Chicago and others.
He has taught and presented at Bengal Institute Architecture, Landscapes and Settlements, Dhaka amongst many other teaching and presentation assignments in Bangalore, India and abroad (including at The Architecture League of New York – India Conference, UPENN 2009, Lectures to students at Berne University, Washington University, India - World Architecture Conference)
His public works in Bangalore include Freedom Park, the transformation of the Old Central Jail into an Urban Park of Possibilities spread over 16 acres; the National Martyrs Memorial, the Max Mueller Bhavan, Goethe Institute, Bethel Baptist Church, RBANMS Trust primary school extension for the underprivileged, in Bangalore & the largest microbrewery in Asia in 2018. Museum of Art & Photography, Bangalore is their first museum building.
Soumitro has been the Charles Correa Design Chair 2018 and is presently the Academic Council chairperson of Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture, Mumbai.
Dr. Koshy Cherail
Independent Consultant Advisor in Energy and Renewables | Former Consultant for World Bank, UNEP, USAID, and GTZ | Advocate for Clean Tech and Energy Efficiency | Former President AEEE
Dr. Koshy Cherail has over 35 years of experience in energy and renewables sectors focusing on research and analysis of policies to switch from conventional fuels to cleaner energy sources, integrating renewable energy and adopting sustainable business practices. His consulting experience includes working with World Bank, UNEP, USAID and GTZ among others. His focus has been on matching energy efficiency and clean technology products/ services to meet the needs of intensive energy users; thus, enabling industries to green their supply chain.
Dr. Koshy had a long stint as President of AEEE the Association of Energy Technology Equipment, as system-integrators and service providers in India (2007-2018). He supported the emergence of AEEE as a business networking platform connecting SMEs, ESCOs, large industries and associations, the power utilities, banks and government bodies. Dr. Koshy has a PhD in Economics from the University of Madras (1990).
Nisha Mathew Ghosh
Founder-Trustee MGsCc Foundation India | Independent Curator | Independent Architect and Partner at Mathew and Ghosh Architects | Social Impact Evangelist for communities and cities| Author
Diverse areas of influence, impact and interest engage the liminal areas between architecture, art, ecology and social impact via advocacy in the work of Nisha Mathew Ghosh. Her work is ‘curatorial’ by nature as she comments critically to address equitability through projects at the threshold of ecologies and communities. From empowerment of communities to students’ programs, she is committed to transformational change and an accountable stewardship of the earth and its resources.
Nisha Mathew Ghosh's practice praxis occupies an experimental space often using repair, rehabilitation and renewal as the strategy to bridge ecology with community. Her recent projects are initiated from the ground-up using the existing found-material of the site as a tactic to occupy the material site fully and also in a manner as to leave that material site as it was when the material is returned back to it. In that sense her architecture attempts a light occupation, often referencing the 'plinth' or 'plateau' of inhabitation as the only ground that solidly remains as a first footprint and a last trace.
Using the palette available her work tends to segue into the curatorial as meanings of material-use and its disposition in composition are juxtaposed for the narration of the project - restoration of the ecology and agency to the community.
In this, her practice tries to shift the paradigm of needing a patron, to that of the Architect-Artist-Activist where empowerment and agency are restored in a sense to the individual practitioner.
ADVISORS
Sandhya Vasudevan
Independent Director | Strategic Advisor & Start-up Ecosystem Catalyst |Former Managing Director Deutsche Bank & Thomson Reuters |Board Member & Distinguished Fellow ASIA | Author
Sandhya a former Managing Director of Thomson Reuters, Deutsche Banking has held global, regional and India roles, transitioning from a corporate career to focus on innovation, transformation, and social impact.
Sandhya had a successful 37-year corporate career with roles at Deutsche Bank, Thomson Reuters, AXA/Guardian Royal Exchange, and the TVS Group before transitioning in 2021 to pursue new opportunities and create meaningful impact beyond the corporate world.
She has managed a diverse professional portfolio: Her work includes independent directorships, non-profit leadership, mentoring startups, strategic advisory roles, and healthcare advisory, reflecting her commitment to innovation, transformation, and inclusive impact.
Sandhya is a committed advocate of diversity, equity, inclusion, intellectual property, and quantum technologies. She has recently authored a book "Hatching Butterflies," where she shares insights on navigating transitions and leading changes.
Deb Ghosh
Strategic Advisor | Professor (Visiting Faculty) IIM Calcutta | Former Country Director of charity Justice and Care UK Ltd. | Former Global Head Head, Fortis Bank & BNP Paribas Fortis Bank at Belgium/Brussels| Managing Director Middle East Bank Kenya, Fortis Bank affiliate| Senior Management Standard Chartered Bank
A retired international banker, Deb has worked in both emerging as well as OECD markets in Corporate and Investment Banking with Global banks – BNP Paribas Group, Standard Chartered and ANZ. He has held Senior Banking positions in London, Europe, Africa. Turned around a Fortis Bank affiliate in Kenya in his role there as Managing Director. Thereafter integrated the FI (financial institutions) business of Fortis group managing offices in Paris, London and Brussels.
During the financial crisis Deb was responsible for Global Commodities Credit Origination and the eventual integration of the business with the BNP Paribas Group. Post-crisis, he was head of Credit Management Capital Markets. More recently he has worked with a UK charity in establishing its branch in Bangladesh, initially funded by a UK Hedge fund’s charity arm and later by UBS Optimus.
Upon returning to India, Deb was invited by his Alma Mater, the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, to serve as visiting faculty and develop a course on Capital Markets for MBA students.
Our Collaborative Model
The operational blueprint of each initiative undertaken by the MGsCc Foundation is the formation of a CORE TEAM of experts and mentors/advisors. This dedicated team is tasked with the strategic review, guidance, and periodic auditing of the project, ensuring that each endeavour is meticulously tailored and expertly supervised. This model ensures that each project benefits from a bespoke team, bringing specialized knowledge and insight to the forefront.
A Confluence of Collaborators
The MGsCc Foundation is not just a team; it's a consortium of COLLABORATORS, uniting individuals from diverse disciplines to forge ideas into reality. We believe in the power of cross-disciplinary partnerships to enrich our projects with a breadth of perspectives and expertise. Our commitment extends to forging alliances with institutions, companies, and individuals who share our vision of creating world-altering IDEAS.
Building Bridges for Innovation
Our intention is clear: to collaborate with a spectrum of entities to architect IDEAS that have the potential to redefine the world as we know it. The MGsCc Foundation is a melting pot where creativity meets practicality, and where visionary concepts are nurtured to fruition for the greater good of society.
Join us at the Charitable Foundation, where our team is not just building projects but is actively constructing a better future through the power of collaborative innovation.
Compliance & Transparency
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