Nearly 20 years of experience. Initially worked as consultant, researcher and later as Associate Professor KIIT School of rural management.  She has worked as Resource Person on Gender at National Allaince for Women, New Delhi and Lepra India. Resource Person and trainer at  All India Institute of Local Self Government (Pune), SIRD (Odisha), Department of Urban Development, Govt of Odisha, Department of Women’s Studies, Utkal University. She has provided training in MDP to corporates – NTPC, Coal India on Gender. She has been very active in working with people in pre and post disasters in India and abroad.