Meghna was born and raised in the south Indian state of Kerala. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) degree from the School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal, an M.Sc. in City Design and Social Science from the London School of Economics, and a PhD from UBC SCARP.
Prior to commencing her doctoral degree, Meghna worked with various organisations on research, design, and policy development pertaining to issues of affordable housing in London, Kozhikode, and Bengaluru.
- UBC: URST 400 (Seminar in Urban Studies) - Sessional Instructor 2024
- UBC: PLAN 221 (City Visuals) - Graduate Teaching Assistant 2023
- UBC: PLAN 504 (Urban Design and Visual Representation) - Graduate Teaching Assistant 2022
- UBC: PLAN 505 (Planning Theory, Values, and Ethics) - Graduate Teaching Assistant 2025
- Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning's Marsha Ritzdorf Award for the Best Student Work on Diversity, Social Justice and the Role of Women in Planning, 2025
- Public Scholars Initiative (PSI) Award, 2024
- Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), 2023 - 2026
- Institute of Asian Research (UBC) Travel Grant, 2023
- Brahm Weisman Memorial Scholarship, University of British Columbia, 2022 & 2024
- H. Peter Oberlander Scholarship in Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia, 2022 & 2023
- Partnership Engage Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), with Dr. Julia Harten, 2022
- President's Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Award, University of British Columbia, 2021, 2022, 2023, & 2024
- 4 Year Fellowship (4YF), University of British Columbia, 2021 - 2025
- Faculty of Applied Science Graduate Award, University of British Columbia, 2021
- International Tuition Award, 2021 & 2022
- 3rd Prize, Berkeley Essay Writing Competition, University of California, Berkeley, 2015
