Malavika. A. Srivathsa is an Associate with the Social and Emotional Learning Programme at Bhumi at Bhumi. In the time spent with the children she taught while volunteering, she felt the pressing need for alternative education systems that are holistic in nature and strives to integrate Social and Emotional Learning in the schools she is working with. She has a Master’s degree in Social Work specialising in mental health from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.