Ritika Arora is a PhD Candidate in International Development at the London School of Economics, researching accountability, school choice, and communal politics in Indian education. She holds an MPhil from the University of Cambridge and a BA from King's College London, focusing on accountability, political anthropology, and education policy. Ritika has authored publications on these subjects, including her latest article, titled "Relocating the political in education" (https://doi.org/10.1080/21582041.2022.2147987), published in Contemporary Social Science - a journal of the Academy of Social Sciences (ACSS). She also teaches in the Department of Government, and Department of Social Policy at the LSE. Previously, Ritika worked as a social impact consultant in India, advancing UNICEF's initiatives that bridge youth disparities and enhance community development.