Sergio Mukherjee is a Ph.D. Social Scientist by the University of Pennsylvania, with a focus in political science at University. His research focuses on the policies and politics of basic education provision in Brazil and India. He is a Brazilian of Indian origin. He was born in a public hospital in the state of Sao Paulo. After a premature birth, he was kept in an incubator to receive ultra-violet (UV) light therapy without being blindfolded. His hospital left him legally blind