Born in Varanasi, India, she studied Graphic Communication in National Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi, and began working in films soon after. She directed documentaries and managed production of international documentaries and ad films. But it was in photography that she found her voice. She worked with photographers such as Fazal Sheikh, Dayanita Singh, Robert Polidori and Kenro Izu which exposed her to the unique ways of approaching the medium and the subject. Her initial work on Cinema Halls in India was exhibited in Flatfile Gallery, Chicago.