While Lovraj Kumar belongs to Uttarakhand, Dharma hails from a Tamil Brahmin family from south India.
Kumar has written several books on a wide range of subjects, mostly dealing with gender issues in a conflict situation.
Kumar has been a director at the Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution at Jamia Milia Islamia, a Muslim minority institution located in Delhi.
She is also co-founder and Director-General of the Delhi Policy Group, a think-tank which has received generous funding from US-based agencies including the Ford Foundation.
[2] Kumar, along with over 40 historians, economists, academics, activists, artists, entrepreneurs, lawyers, and media personalities from 13 countries will speak at the South Asia Union Summit Led by Women which will be held virtually from October 2–3, 2021.