Paromita, a Tata Institute of Social Sciences graduate in 1995, has devoted her career to
grassroots activism. Her impactful journey has earned her esteemed fellowships, including
the Ashoka Fellowship in 2002, the Eisenhower Fellowship in 2004, and the Yale World
Fellowship in 2005. In 2009, she served as a visiting fellow at the National Institute of
Rural Development. In 2022, Paromita ventured into the literary world, publishing short
stories in renowned magazines such as Jaggery Lit, Out of Print, Kitaab International, Muse
India, Mean Peppervine, and Himal Southasian. Notably, she was honored with the 2023 Rama
Mehta Writing Grant Award for an English short story exploring the theme of 'Fear and
Struggle.'