Somya Bhatia works as a project executive with SRIJAN India, a nonprofit organisation working in livelihood, health, and agriculture in rural India. Previously, she has worked in rural and semi-urban areas of Haryana on research and implementation projects aimed at empowering women and girls through education, skill development, and sports. Her interest lies in exploring gender and its interaction with other social and cultural aspects of an individual’s identity, and how these insights can make development programmes be more inclusive.