Nandita holds a PhD in Drama from the University of Cape Town in South Africa, an MA in Performance Studies from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, and a BA in Economics & Theater from Wellesley College. An alumna of the United World College movement, Nandita has conducted community-based theatre projects in various parts of the Indian subcontinent, the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. In 2017, she was awarded the Elliott Hayes Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dramaturgy by Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas.
Currently Nandita works as a consultant with organizations that center education, the arts, and/or social impact. She is also spearheading Grey Zones: a global, intergenerational collective of writers and thinkers who center creativity and complexity when addressing urgent social, political, & cultural questions. Join Grey Zones.