Amrita Sarkar has been involved with transgender activism for more than two decades and has been involved in numerous capacity building initiatives for transgender community at the national and global level. She is the one of the founding members and the Secretary of IRGT – A Global Network of Trans Women and HIV. She is a member of TPATH (Transgender Professional Association for Transgender Health) and recently has been chosen as a Faculty Member by WPATH. Amrita is currently working as the Advisor: Transgender Wellbeing and Advocacy, at Alliance India, Delhi. She has made three films on transgender issues. She is a trained counsellor and has completed her post-graduation in social welfare.