Amrita with a Bachelors’ degree in Psychology from Mumbai University, and a Masters’ degree in Social Entrepreneurship from TISS, is a part of the founding team of Apni Shala.

Before founding Apni Shala, Amrita worked with the Akanksha Foundation and Aasara Home for boys. She has also been trained in personal counseling and Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy. Since 2013, she has been an active facilitator of the Theatre of the oppressed. In 2016, she attended the New Leader’s Week with the the SEED project and has been facilitating Mumbai-based groups on diversity and inclusion. She is also a Library educator, trained at Bookworm (Goa).