Dt. Hari Lakshmi is a dynamic young professional who has completed her Bachelor's in nutrition, dietetics, and foodservice management from Anna Adarsh College, Chennai. She later went on to obtain her master's in Child Development and Child Nutrition from Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for women. She has a wide experience in counseling patients with a multitude of medical conditions during her stints at reputed hospitals in Chennai. She is passionate about working with children and works for NGOs in her free time taking part in the education of children at orphanages. Additionally, she also provides them with personnel hygiene and diet lessons as well and conducts many events to provide social support for the children at orphanages . Her special interest is in maternal and child nutrition. She has been an active learner and has been part of various workshops on lifestyle modification, nutrition for kids, and healthy pregnancy diet."