Hemu Rathore is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Resource Management at the Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan. She received her B.Sc. in Home Science from the Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur and her Ph.D. in Indoor Air quality management from the Department of Family Resource Management at the Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Her research interests involve empowerment of farm women through Ergonomics, Drudgery reduction and technological interventions. . She has taught courses in Interior designing and decoration, work and work station design at both undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition, she has written booklets in on work simplification, drudgery reducing tools, occupational health and safety in agriculture, which are aimed for empowering and enhancing quality of life among women farmers. She is a co-author of books on Home Science at a Glance and Drudgery of Farm Women its assessment and management.