Nidhi Sharma is a journalist, author and political analyst working with the political bureau
of The Economic Times. She has twenty-five years of experience covering politics and
governance in New Delhi for leading newspapers such as The Pioneer, The Times of India and
The Asian Age. She has been a World Press Institute fellow and covered the US presidential
election in 2008 and has travelled extensively across India covering major political
developments and state and parliamentary elections. She has recently written a book "She,
The Leader: Women in Indian Politics" which profiles 17 Indian women politicians.