8 . ▁She ▁writes ▁for ▁The ▁Guardian ▁and ▁The ▁H uff ington ▁Post ▁and ▁works ▁as ▁a ▁TV ▁and ▁radio ▁present er ▁for ▁the ▁BBC , ▁present ing ▁program mes ▁such ▁as ▁Woman ' s ▁H our . ▁▁ ▁She ▁also ▁does ▁out re ach ▁work ▁in ▁UK ▁det ention ▁cent res ▁and ▁pr isons , ▁in ▁affili ation ▁with ▁literary ▁and ▁human ▁rights ▁organisation ▁English ▁P EN . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁B id ish a ▁is ▁an ▁only ▁child ; ▁her ▁parents , ▁both ▁lect ur ers ▁in ▁information ▁technology , ▁em igr ated ▁from ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁She ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Hab erd ash ers ' ▁As ke ' s ▁School ▁for ▁Girls , ▁an ▁independent ▁school ▁in ▁El st ree ▁in ▁H ert ford shire , ▁followed ▁by ▁St ▁Edmund ▁Hall ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford , ▁where ▁she ▁studied ▁Old ▁and ▁Middle ▁English . ▁She ▁then ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics , ▁where ▁she ▁gained ▁an ▁M Sc ▁in ▁Mor al ▁and ▁Political ▁Philosoph y ▁and ▁Econom ic ▁History . ▁She ▁speak s ▁English ▁and ▁Beng ali . ▁ ▁Writing ▁B id ish a ▁began ▁writing ▁for ▁arts ▁mag az ines ▁i - D , ▁O yst er , ▁Volume , ▁D az ed ▁and ▁Conf used , ▁and ▁the ▁N ME ▁at ▁ 1 5 , ▁after ▁launch ing ▁a ▁style ▁f anz ine ▁at ▁ 1 4 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ri ot ▁gr r rl ▁movement