Anu Sabhlok completed her bachelor's degree in architecture from the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi in 1995. She then went on to spend the next four years working in the field of architecture, with the last two years conducting research on policy. She graduated with an M.S. in architecture from Pennsylvania State University in 2001. In 2007, Anu received her dual Ph.D. in Geography and Women's Studies. Her doctoral work at Penn State focused on the role of women in the informal sector in construction(s) of identity amidst heightened nationalism and liberalization of the economy in Gujarat, India.
