Urmi Chanda straddles many domains, including journalism, academia, and recently, the social sector. She trained to be a clinical psychologist, before moving on to make a career in journalism. After a decade in the media, she studied Indology and got into independent research and writing. Currently, she is pursuing her professional doctorate as a Harmony Scholar from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, working to finish her doctoral thesis in interfaith studies.She is also associated with two non-profit organisations, Seeds of Peace and Navodaya Networks Forum.