Harshita comes from a media background specialising in digital media engagement.  She has experience in print, broadcast and digital media in India and has worked in internal communications and stakeholder management in the UK with the Department for Education and the London School of Economics and Political Science. Harshita holds a BA (hons) in English Literature from the University of Delhi, an MA in English Literature from the University of Delhi, an MSc in Media, Communication and Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a graduate diploma in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding from the University of Delhi.

An eternal optimist, Harshita envisions a world where no child sleeps hungry, all professions are equally respected and all forms of knowledge subject to critical scrutiny.