Gurati lives at home with her mother, brother and two sisters. Her father died recently.
Her duties at home include collecting firewood. Even by local standards, her family is noted as being particularly destitute. Her family's diet most likely consists of a cup of milk and a bowl of gruel each per day. Gurati receives a balanced meal at school every day.
Gurati's best subject at school is Mathematics. She attends church and Sunday school and likes skipping rope.