Aparajita Mridha is a Mid-Career Masters in Public Administration (MC/MPA) student at the Harvard Kennedy School. She is a civil servant with the Government of India and has extensive experience in legislative drafting and Parliamentary procedure. Prior to joining the government, she worked as a lawyer and consultant for non-profit organizations working with survivors of domestic violence. Her areas of focus include the intersection of geopolitics, representation and security in South and South-East Asia.  

At HKS, she is the Managing Director of the HKS Student Policy Review, as well Co-Chair of both the Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs Professional Interest Council and the Student Public Service Collaborative, respectively. 

(Source: Chair of Programming | Harvard Graduate Council)