Dr Mansee Bal Bhargava is a transdisciplinary learner of the built environment that includes architecture, urban design, planning, management, and governance of large-scale developments. Her engagement of nearly three decades through entrepreneurship, research, education, speaking, and mentoring has built her interests around sustainability and liveability. She holds a PhD from Erasmus University Rotterdam, MPhil from University of Cambridge, UK and Masters from Erasmus University Rotterdam and CEPT University Ahmedabad. She has received global scholarships with fellowships including Commonwealth, Fulbright-Nehru and with Nobel Laureate Prof. Elinor Ostrom. She has deep concerns on the challenged state of water resources in India. She is developing her understanding of water governance and sustainability and vows to dedicate herself to the cause. She believes that water conversations are crucial to move towards water conservation. With this belief she has initiated conversation series namely, Wednesdays.for.Water and Friday.Waters. She is also deeply concerned about the weak representation of women in the key aspects of the built environment and has initiated studies on Women.in.Architecture and Women.for.Water. She has set a mission to inculcate environmental research aptitude and attitude among youth towards water, gender, and built environment. She believes that research, as a systematic investigation, must lay the foundation of any collective decision and action. She also believes science with conscience & common sense are crucial for peace & ecology in society. More about her experience as individual is at www.mansee.in, as institution is at www.edc.org.in, and water initiative is at www.wforw.in.