Born and raised in Chennai, Ashmitha Athreya strongly believes that the cultural and historical heritage of a city plays a vital role in guiding society towards holistic development. She is inspired by all things old - books, music, movies, buildings, people and Madras. She currently heads the work and is a trustee of Madras Inherited, where her work varies from developing and leading bi-lingual heritage walks to conceptualising and designing the area of heritage education apart from actively handling and supervising other areas of work.