Mahalakshmi. P has 12 years of experience in the broad area of sustainable development that is well grounded in her education in Environmental Science. Her MSc. was followed by a Post Graduate diploma in Environmental law from National Law School of India, Bangalore. She has been involved with the development sector and has focused her efforts to seek justice to the marginalized. She has been closely working with grassroots organizations who work with tribal’s and other underprivileged groups.Her other area of interest includes mainstreaming of gender concerns in diverse fields, and believes that the Katalyst program will aid her in this task. She also has a keen interest in the visual medium with a focus to communicate effectively matters of environmental justice to a wider audience and she has been involved in research and production coordination in the making of two documentaries. Faces of Kudremukh & The Curse of Talakad. She coordinates the Katalyst program in Karnataka.