Taif is currently a student at Ashoka University, pursuing a postgraduate diploma in the Young India Fellowship program. He holds a Bachelor's in Political Science and Governance. He has undertaken research on Access to Justice in India and has also paid particular attention to issues of due process and epistemology in law through his work at various civil society organisations. He aims to pursue an MPhil in socio-legal studies at Oxford to further this research, and to provide policy-based recommendations in enhancing India's emergency legal frameworks. In his free time, he enjoys writing, hiking, and playing football.