Gargi Chakravartty, a History (Hons) graduate of Presidency College, Calcutta, completed her PhD thesis on 'Gandhi and Hindu-Muslim Relations (1919-1929)' from University of Calcutta as a Gandhi Centenary Research Fellow. She taught at Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, for thirty years. Her books include Gandhi: A Challenge to Communalism, P.C. Joshi: A Biography, Charting a New Path: Early Years of National Federation of Indian Women (co-authored with Supriya Chotani), and People's 'Warrior' Words and Worlds of P.C. Joshi (editor).