1979, BA (Hons) in Sociology, University of Delhi, Jesus and Mary College, India; 1982, LLB (Hons), University of Delhi School of Law, India; 1994, LLM in Environmental Law, Pace University School of Law, New York. 1979-80, Regional Preparatory Meeting for Asia and the Pacific for the World Conference of the UN Decade for Women, and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Conference in New Delhi. 1982-88, practised before the Supreme Court of India. 1994-97, Alternate Representative to the United Nations, Bahá'í International Community's United Nations Office. Since 1997, has represented the Bahá'í International Community at many UN conferences and meetings. Since 2003, Principal Representative to the United Nations, Bahá'í International Community's United Nations Office. Former: Convenor, NGO Committee on UNIFEM; Chair, NGO Committee on Human Rights; Co-Chair, Global Forum, NGO Committee on UNICEF. Member, Steering Committee, NGO; Member, Committee on UNICEF's Working Group on Girls.