CHAHAT RANA holds a degree in English and journalism from Ashoka University, where she was named Best Student in Media Studies. She also pursued an advanced research diploma in English as part of which she completed a thesis in Dalit literature. She has published articles on news platforms such as the Indian Express, The Print and The Citizen. Her research and reportage interests vary from politics and policy to analyses of popular culture. She is currently working as a research assistant for Subir Ghosh and aspires to be a long-form journalist.