Prarthana Arandhara is a Program Associate in the Project Delivery team at BTC. She completed her M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Economics from Gauhati University and Cotton University respectively. She is passionate about addressing the intricate security challenges associated with water-food-environment nexus through transdisciplinary research and implementation works on ground. In the past, she has gained experience working on diverse development issues related to agriculture, natural resource management, and community and rural development in India during her engagement at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR), and Foundation for Ecological Security (FES). Her interests traverse across the disciplines of Heterodox Economics, feminist theories, alternative development models, and sustainability transition.