Aastha is currently the Project and Policy Officer for the Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention's work in Maharashtra. She has also been working with the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Office as a strategy consultant for public health. Aastha graduated in psychology from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi. A passion for working in the development space led her to quit her corporate job and study at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, where she researched mental health in India.