Sujata Prasad is a civil servant. Aside from her discursive experience in government, she has co-authored a book on health security, edited a journal on public policy and published research papers on different aspects of gender, public health, economic development and the performing arts. She studied history at St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, and sociology at Jawaharlal Nehru University. She is a student of classical music and dance, has written poetry and has been a part of various theatre groups in Delhi.