Sumedha Verma Ojha is an Indian Revenue Service Officer of 1992 batch with degrees in Economics and Sociology from Lady Shri Ram College. She lives in Geneva and consults with the UN and its specialized agencies such as the International Labour Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the Global Fund for TB, AIDS and Malaria etc. She is a Sanskrit researcher who translates Sanskrit and Prakrit works into English (Valmiki Ramayana Tr. In 2016), writes popular history books and historical fiction ( Urnabhih series) and speaks in international fora across the world on Ancient Indian History and its contemporary relevance.