Gayatri Sahgal is a doctoral candidate at Wolfson College, University of Oxford. Her research focuses on the political economy of fragile contexts. Gayatri holds a master's in Public Policy from Brown University (2014), a master's in Development Studies from the Institute for Development Studies (2008), and a bachelor’s in Political Science from Lady Shri Ram College (Delhi University). She volunteered with SWAN (Stranded Workers Action Network) between April-June 2021.