Mani is a first year MA-PhD graduate student in the department of Comparative Studies. She received her Master of Science in Consumer Sciences with a focus on Fashion and Retail Studies and a Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies minor in May of 2023 from OSU. She also received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a specialization in Operations Management and minor in Fashion and Retail Studies from OSU in May of 2017. Mani's research interests center around South Asian Studies, and she plans to pursue the GIS in Folklore during her time in the Comparative Studies program.