Dr. Hemalatha is a professor of the department of Women’s Studies at the Karnataka State Akkamahadevi Women’s University. She has a BA and MA in Economics from the University of Mysore and a PhD in Women’s Empowerment from the same university. The author of 28 books on Women’s Studies, she has presented papers in national and international seminars and participated in several workshops on Women’s Studies abroad. She was awarded a UGC scholarship to visit Hungary in 2009.