Gita Balakrishnan

Gita Balakrishnan is an architect from the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi. In 2002, she established the Ethos Foundation to sensitize young minds from the fields of architecture, construction, engineering and design to be agents of change. Gita was shortlisted in the Lead India Campaign by The Times of India as one of the top 25 people in Kolkata. An avid runner, she has completed multiple full and half marathons. 1700 in 70 is her debut book, where she chronicles her 1,700-km walk from Delhi to Kolkata in 70 days to explore the role of design in changing lives. Since then, she has completed three more such walks.