In India, education is given the top-most priority. I am very grateful to my parents for supporting my swimming career, but they were always adamant that I input equal effort into keeping my grades up to build my academic profile. When I unfortunately came down with a spine injury, my education was a safety cushion to fall back to when I could not continue my swimming career anymore. During my undergraduate studies, I began working in local schools as a substitute teacher while giving private tuitions for kids; this made me realise my love for teaching. 

My passion for sport, love for teaching, and my education background in business management led me to pursue my Masters of Education in Sport Management at University of Texas Austin (Hook’Em horns!!!). During my time at UT Austin, I juggled between school and various roles like Assistant Instructor in Swim Conditioning, Teaching Assistant in Marketing & Finance courses, and so on. My role as an Academic Mentor for student-athletes at Texas Athletes instilled interest in me to guide athletes and students to achieve their academic benchmarks. I further went on to work in the space of professional training, development, skill-building and career guidance to Undergraduate & Masters students.