Loveleen is a published writer, a Civil Servant, and Podcaster. Her career spans over forty years. I worked for the Indian government for over thirty years and in Corporate Social Responsibility for another seven years.
Simultaneously, she has been writing children's fiction and adult fiction since 1987. Recently, she has also done a podcast called Loveleen-Mukesh, Baat niklegi toh door talak jayegi. Its available on all the major podcast platforms.
A leader with vision, skill, and accomplishment, Loveleen has worked with governments, institutions and organizations. She brings in over three decades of planning and administrative experience, from a number of senior roles that she played in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), where she made impactful contributions in the areas of women and children, framing national policies on child welfare and drafting legislation for welfare schemes for the poor and disadvantaged sections of society. She has expertise in the areas of child education, child nutrition, and child protection, and has worked for more than a decade in social sector ministries and departments. Loveleen took over the reins of Tech Mahindra Foundation as chief executive officer (CEO) in 2012.
In less than three years, she transformed the Foundation's work. She invested in human resources, and is currently leading a team of almost fifty associates and interns at Tech Mahindra Foundation, and thousands of volunteers across Tech Mahindra Limited. With her vision for an educated and skilled India, Loveleen redefi ned the Foundation's CSR (corporate social responsibility) policy and repositioned its work into two key areas – education and employability. Loveleen is an accomplished writer with numerous publications in child welfare, art and culture to her credit. She has authored several novels and stories for children, which have fetched her national acclaim. She has been awarded the national-level Children's Book Trust Award for children's writers twice for her literary talents. Loveleen holds a master's degree in political science and a doctorate in social anthropology from Barkatullah University (Bhopal, India).