Atul is a postgraduate from the University of Delhi. He has been a student and youth activist since 2007. While pursuing his bachelor’s degree, he was elected as the central councilor of the University of Delhi student union (2009–2010). Prior to joining Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, Atul worked as a field investigator for the Right to Food Campaign, focusingon the themes of human bondage, land alienation, and hunger death among Sahariya tribes in Rajasthan. Between 2013–2017, he coordinated and organised various activities and research work as a researcher and project assistant in collaboration with the South Asian University and Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (South Asia).