Biography

I’m from the Gates Cambridge Class of 2017. As part of my PhD at the Cambridge Institute of Public Health, I researched how women living in poverty in India understand and experience mental illness — something that’s still deeply overlooked. That experience really shaped how I think about inequality and pushed me to step outside academia to work more directly on real-world solutions. After finishing my PhD, I moved back to India to get experience in the development and public policy space. Since then, I’ve advised leading development organisations on strategy and implementation at Dalberg, worked closely with senior government stakeholders at Artha, a public policy think tank, and helped build a youth-focused community in Mumbai with the Asia Society India Centre, where I’m part of the Youth Secretariat. These experiences have helped me understand how the development world works — from funders and policymakers to civil society and grassroots leaders. I’m so grateful to Gates Cambridge for setting me on this path and giving me the opportunity to build a purpose-driven career.

Previous Education

University of Hong Kong
University of Cambridge