Mala Kapur Shankardass is a sociologist, gerontologist, health social scientist, academician, researcher, author, activist, and consultant. She retired from the Delhi University in March 2021 and continues as an expert/resource person with different institutions in India and abroad. She has edited 15 books, written chapters in them and also in few other books, all published with reknowed publishers and has a few forthcoming in 2026. She has published over 100 articles in journals, books, newspapers and magazines. She is a recipient of various prestigious fellowships and professional awards and also a panellist on radio and TV channels.