Vaishali, K is an author, speaker, and diversity and inclusion advocate. Her memoir Homeless: Growing Up Lesbian and Dyslexic in India (2023) was shortlisted for The Rainbow Awards in the non-fiction category. She is the 2024 delegate for Specific Learning Disabilities at the International Purple Fest, a festival that celebrates people with disabilities, organized by the Government of Goa and the Government of India. She works at a tech company where she writes documentation and leads their LGBTQ+ resource group for the Japan and Asia-Pacific region.