She received her D.Phil (PhD) from University of Oxford in 2008. Her research monograph is titled Gender and Radical Politics in India: Magic Moments of Naxalbari (1967-1975) (London: Routledge, 2011). She has also published articles in peer-reviewed journals like Feminist Review, Indian Journal of Gender Studies, Contemporary South Asia, Feminism and Psychology, and Journal of South Asian Development. Her research interests include social movement studies, gender and political violence, history and politics of South Asia.