She is currently working with the Times of India in Mumbai. Her previous stints have been with the Hindustan Times and Daily News and Analysis. One of Sumitra’s stories on children suffering from resistant forms of tuberculosis won her the REACH Lilly MDR-TB Partnership Media Award in 2014, and a fellowship at the global lung health conference. In 2016, Sumitra attended the 21st International Aids Conference in Durban, through a fellowship with The International Reporting Project.