Duru Arun Kumar has an MA and PhD in Sociology from Mumbai University. She taught Sociology and Management subjects at NSIT (DU), Delhi, as a regular faculty for twenty-five years. She has also taught sociology courses at various institutes, such as IIT Jammu, IIT Delhi, IIIT Delhi, Mumbai University, and AGH University in Poland. Her areas of specialization are Sociology of Science and Technology, Higher Education and Indian Society. She has published and presented papers at various conference.