Sreetama Gupta Bhaya has been extensively working on issues of governance of natural resource, rights and livelihood - primarily with tribal communities. Having started her career as a field practitioner, she has worked with national and international NGOs, research organisations, and also undertaken work on policy and advocacy related to tribal rights and livelihood. She has widely worked on issues of implementation of Forest Rights Act with the Government and civil society groups. She has a post graduate degree in Social work.