Dakshata Agarwal is a research associate at ASER Centre, Pratham Education Foundation. Prior to this, she had interned at Project Baala, which works towards the upliftment of women by helping them find holistic menstrual hygiene solutions, and this is where her passion for working in the social sector took shape. Dakshata is also an entrepreneur at heart and runs her bakery called Éclat Patisserie in Delhi. She has a Bachelors degree in commerce from Delhi University.