 His grandfather Uma Shankar Dikshit was a part of the freedom struggle for 30 years who was closely associated with Jawahar Lal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.He attended St. Joseph's Boys' High School, Bangalore and Modern School, New Delhi, and holds a master's degree in History from St. Stephen's College, Delhi.He received his Post-Graduate Diploma in Rural Management in 1989 at the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA).