She grew up in Car Nicobar, where her father served as an Air Force officer.

She was at her village in Car Nicobar island when the 2004 tsunami hit and spent around a week stuck in a tree surviving on leaves and tree bark.

Since 2011, she lives in New Delhi, and trains at the Velodrome in the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex.

In 2014, Herold won two gold medals at the Asia Cup in the 500-meter time trial and the team sprint.

[3] She has won three silver medal at 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.