About Me
Bio
Writing Schedule
Writing Schedule
Dr. Nidhi Thakur writes poetry/Shayari, fiction, and commentary in English and Hindustani on themes of culture, climate, and chaos. She was born in Dehradun, India. She attended the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi where she was a member of the street theatre group Jugnu, and where she first witnessed the power of speech and act
Dr. Nidhi Thakur writes poetry/Shayari, fiction, and commentary in English and Hindustani on themes of culture, climate, and chaos. She was born in Dehradun, India. She attended the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi where she was a member of the street theatre group Jugnu, and where she first witnessed the power of speech and activism. She then moved to the States for graduate studies in Economics. She has a Ph.D. and a post-doc in Economics, and she now lives in New Jersey, USA, where she teaches, writes, and actively contributes to community engagements over multiple rounds of chai (ideally kadak adrak chai).
(Picture: In a horse-buggy ride in Seville, Spain)
Writing Schedule
Writing Schedule
Writing Schedule
She wakes up at 4 in the morning, meditates for 20 minutes, prays for 10 minutes, and then over a piping hot green mint chai, she sits at her desk that faces a large window opening to a wooded backyard; She writes non-stop for two hours!
(NOW, scratch all that and know that she writes AS AND WHEN SHE CAN while being a full-time socially i
She wakes up at 4 in the morning, meditates for 20 minutes, prays for 10 minutes, and then over a piping hot green mint chai, she sits at her desk that faces a large window opening to a wooded backyard; She writes non-stop for two hours!
(NOW, scratch all that and know that she writes AS AND WHEN SHE CAN while being a full-time socially immersed human being, without ever having woken up at 4 to do so intentionally! )
Life cannot be paused to write, writing must be the fuel for life!
Interests
Writing Schedule
Interests
Besides literature, Dr. Thakur is sensitive to climate change as a tangible force. She is an active conservationist at heart and enjoys rallying around environmental projects aimed at combating climate change via engagement with schools and communities. As is her mantra, she writes on things that matter to her! In that vein, she also enjo
Besides literature, Dr. Thakur is sensitive to climate change as a tangible force. She is an active conservationist at heart and enjoys rallying around environmental projects aimed at combating climate change via engagement with schools and communities. As is her mantra, she writes on things that matter to her! In that vein, she also enjoys spoken poetry and participates in open mics, as well as makes poetry videos for social media in Hindustani and English. Lastly, she, of course, enjoys sipping chai/wine, and sarees.