BA, George Washington Univ.; MA, Univ. of Rajasthan. 25 years in journalism and activism. Mumbai-based author. Currently, Gandhi Peace Fellow, Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations. Member of the Board: Child Rights and You (CRY); Citizens for Peace. Independent Director of the Board, Future Value Retail. Associate, Centre of Education and Documentation. Author of numerous publications, including: Bazaars, Conversations and Freedom: for a market culture beyond greed and fear (2009), which won two Vodafone-Crossword Awards; Bapu Kuti: Journeys in Rediscovery of Gandhi (1998); Long Haul: the Bombay Textile Workers Strike 1982-83 (1986).