An alumnus of the Panjab University, Chandigarh, she has academic training in the discipline of Urban Geography, with an M.Phil. and Ph.D. in the subject. Prior to joining the TERI University, she taught Geography of Tourism, Geography and Research Methodology at ITFT College (near Chandigarh) as well as practical courses on cartography and quantitative techniques in Geography during the tenure of her Ph.D. at the Department of Geography, Panjab University, Chandigarh.