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Sushma founded and led the Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan, one of the early rural women's organizations in India. She has initiated many civil society organisations and networks. She was in the steering committee for the 12th Plan of the Planning Commission.

She is associated with many civil society organizations in India as a mentor and educator and is the president of Khamir, a platform for craft artisans which works with the eco systems of their crafts, and an adjunct professor with the Centre for Heritage Management, Ahmedabad University.She has pioneered many grassroots initiatives, and has authored a book ‘Picture This! Painting the Women’s Movement’ and is associated with the Centre for Heritage Management at Ahmedabad University

She is currently on the Boards of Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation and a member of the advisory body of NDMA. In 2007 she was selected as one of the Indian Heroes of the year for Public Service by CNN-IBN. She has a Masters in Literature from MS University, Baroda and has studied Master of Professional Studies, Development Studies and Communication from Cornell University, U.S.A. She is based at Old Madhapar in Kutch district.