Nehal recently graduated from SOAS, University of London with a Master’s in Gender Studies as a Chevening Scholar, India. Nehal has worked diverse sales jobs in London, including selling British cheese in Borough Market and condiments and coffee in different farmers’ markets across the city. Before joining Ashoka, she worked full-time with feminist organisations LondonOne Future Collective and Femme First Foundation. She also worked part-time as a Teaching Assistant for the Young India Fellowship at Ashoka University.
Driven to create an impact at the intersection of education and gender justice, Nehal has worked on different advocacy and awareness projects with young people. These include feminist leadership programs, creating content for feminist and queer-centric podcasts, and designing liberatory pedagogical programs for underprivileged women in remote areas of the North East and Karnataka. Additionally, she is a published writer with Dorling Kindersley Publishing for the book Sikhs: A Story of a People, Their Faith, and Culture.
Nehal is a certified yoga trainer, and a marathon runner, and has trained in four different dance forms. She loves reading, travelling, and sharing stories with people from diverse backgrounds.
Young India Fellowship
