Dr. Haridas hails from Siddapura, Karnataka. Situated in the coastal district of Uttara Kannada, the region boasts of thick forests, crystal clear rivers and abundant flora and fauna. Her passion towards economics always has keen interest in reading and applying the concepts learnt in class to the real life. She has presented many papers and participated in debate competition as a student. Dr. Haridas gives the credit of success to parents and family members. She has devoted her soul and mind to teaching, training career building of her students.

As quoted by one of her student “What makes Dr. Haridas such good professor and advisor is that she is very approachable… She challenges the students and helps to build a tool box with what we know….”

Dr Haridas believes in spirituality and would like to uphold the culture, tradition and family bonding which she has inherited from her parents. She now lives in Pune, Maharashtra with her husband, Sadanand and her two sons, Suyash and Sujay.