Mahua Basu has been in the teaching profession for over 20 and is at present engaged as a member of the faculty in the Environment Science department of St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata, India, where she has been successfully environmentally empowering her students. She has also worked in various capacities as faculty at Viswa Bharati University, Shri Shikshyatan College, and Bethune College in Kolkata, India.