Narhitya is currently the Programme Administrator with the OICSD. She supports the Centre’s work on scholarships, events, and strategic partnerships, and serves as the administrator of the Schmidt AI in Science Faculty Fellowship Programme. Narhitya holds a Master’s degree in Modern South Asian Studies from the University of Oxford and a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. She also received a special mention in the British Association for South Asian Studies (BASAS) Master’s Dissertation Prize 2024 for her master’s thesis at Oxford. Narhitya’s work is animated by a deep interest in feminist political philosophy and literature, particularly in how knowledge structures are created, legitimised, and contested. She has previously worked at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in India where she contributed to research and policy discourse on gender, development, and international relations. She also served as a Research Intern with the United Nations, contributing to a large-scale “Sports for Peace” programme in Central Africa. Additionally, she also interned at Teach for India, where she designed culturally responsive curricula and facilitated English and social-emotional learning sessions. She is also the co-founder of Adira, a grassroots non-profit initiative based out of Allahabad, India, to support marginalised women through education, capacity-building, and livelihoods training. Her dedication to building inclusive and equitable academic and professional spaces informs her work at OICSD, especially in advancing women’s leadership and socially engaged scholarship.
