Sangeeta Desarda is an advocate and a human-rights activist currently practicing at High Court of Judicature at Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench. She completed her BA in History, Sociology and Economics from SB College, Aurangabad. Due to personal circumstances, she had to discontinue her education in the field of Law. Inspite of this, after a massive gap of 10 years in her education, she persisted and went on to complete her LLB from the M. P. Law College affiliated with Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. Sangeeta has done considerable amount of work in the sector of women's rights and gender equality. She is the co-founder of Arihant Law, a law firm that specializes in the matters of the human rights law and family law, focused on making justice accessible for the weaker sections of the society. She is also the president of Arihant Foundation, an NGO that seeks to educate and empower women and young girls at the grassroots levels and inculcate sustainable development values in urban and rural masses. She was a member of the executive committee of the Advocates’ Association of Aurangabad High Court. She was also listed amongst the top 100 Women Icon by Foxclues India and has also received the nomination for the Women In Disaster Risk Reduction (WINDRR) leadership awards amongst 153 women from 22 different countries. She is a member of prestigious international women-led organizations like - AWID, Global Network for Women Peacebuilders, Global Fund for Women, WINDRR and a proud commitment maker at the Generation Equality Forum, Paris.