Shrayana Bhattacharya is a Senior Economist in the World Bank’s Social Protection and Jobs Practice for South Asia. She trained in development economics at Delhi University and Harvard University. Her book 'Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh: India's Lonely Young Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence' has recently been awarded the Times of India AutHer Prize for Best Non-Fiction for 2021; the SKOCH India Economic Forum Prize for Best Public Policy Book 2021 and the FICCI Ladies Organization Prize for Young Achievement in Literature in 2021.