Chitwan Mittal holds an MA in Values in Education from the University of London. Actively involved in childrens education since 2005, she was part of the committee that established the Indian Institute of Teacher Education and the Childrens University by the Government of Gujarat, India. She is now foraying into the field of writing childrens picture books. Her books encourage engagement and diversity and focus on value-oriented education, bi-lingual learning and South Asian culture. She lives between India and Singapore with her husband and two sons.