"Prof. Dr. Anita Brandon is a Ph.D. in Social Science from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India and also has a PG Diploma in Human Rights Law from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. She has been a 'Professor of Practice', promoting Human Resource Development at several State and National Training Institutions of eminence. Her areas of Research and Training are: Mainstreaming Gender in Development, Panchayati Raj, Decentralized Governance, Rural Development, Tribal Development, Human Development and Human Rights. She is a Member of the International Sociological Association-Research Committee 32 on Women, Gender and Society. In her professional experience spanning 40 years as a thought leader and mentor, she has trained students, teachers, trainers, administrators, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and elected representatives and officials of PRIs. She has also been invited for Gender Sensitization Training of Women Members of Parliament, Policy Planners and Senior Government Officers. She has edited and authored several books, journals and training publications. She has also been an expert member of an Advisory Committee for Empowering Women Elected Representatives of PRIs, constituted by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India, in 2023. She has been assisting UNFPA India as a Senior Consultant, after her superannuation as a Professor in July 2020 from the State Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (SIRD&PR), Rajasthan, India. She holds equal felicity in writing and speaking in English and Hindi and is a sought-after expert for addressing participants in Conferences, Workshops, and Trainings of reputed Organizations at the Global, National and State Levels. She has facilitated many Training Projects supported by UNDP, UNICEF, UN Women, UNFPA, The World Bank and SDC for Capacity Building of PRIs and GRG- Gender Responsive Governance in India. She is also a regular speaker on Mass Media - TV and Radio, on areas of her interest."