Manya Dikshit

Manya Dikshit is currently serving as a TATA Doctoral Research Fellow at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) since September 2023, while simultaneously pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at Jamia Millia Islamia, where enrollment began in 2020. Manya has held various consulting roles at the Centre for Financial Accountability between December 2021 and December 2022 and completed an internship at SEWA Bharat in early 2021. Previous experience includes an Action Network Fellowship at Youth Ki Awaaz and a summer internship at Jawaharlal Nehru University. Manya's academic background includes a Master of Arts in Social Sciences from Jawaharlal Nehru University and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from Banaras Hindu University. Early education was completed at St. Joseph’s Convent School in Varanasi.