About
Children's Author of bestselling Picture Books and Chapter Books
Nandita da Cunha is a children's author based in Mumbai. After her MBA at XLRI, Jamshedpur, she worked as a strategy consultant with Arthur Andersen and then KPMG, before moving on to what makes her happiest - writing!
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She has written picture books for children, such as - 'Just Like Papa', 'The Magic in my Fingers' and 'The Miracle on Sunderbaag Street' and a fantasy novel titled 'The Magic of Maya.'
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She was among 14 playwrights selected to attend the fourth edition of the Writer’s Bloc playwriting program, conducted by the Royal Court theatre, London, in collaboration with Rage Theatre, Mumbai. A staged reading of her play ‘The Pacman Pill’ was held at Prithvi House, Mumbai.
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When she's not writing, she can be found making music on her piano, reading or gardening.