Dakshita Das was born in Lucknow, India. She studied in Loreto Convent Lucknow and graduated from Lady Sriram College, New Delhi . In 1986 she entered the Indian Civil Services where she continues to work till now.Her earlier forays into writing were on matters of Public Finance and she featured in various prestigious Indian publications such as the Economic and Political Weekly, The Indian Express, The Financial Express, Sage publications, etc. She took to writing fiction in 2016 and 'Myself Meean IAS' is her maiden book which is a story of self exploration and hope in the life of a young girl form a typical middle tier town of India. Books by Dakshita Das Alpha Girl, Beta Boys ! Myself Meena, IAS