Ruchira Das

Early in her career, Ruchira Das decided to leave the corporate world to follow her heart and work with the arts. After 15 years of working with various arts organisations across India, in different capacities, she founded ThinkArts in December 2013. Based in Kolkata, Think Arts has collaborated with partners across India and internationally to bring a diverse programme of literary, visual art, dance, theatre and story-telling events to young audiences in several cities across India.

She currently works as the Artistic Director at Arthshila, overseeing the programming of their multi arts spaces in India and continues to be a mentor and guide for ThinkArts.

She is also the President of the India chapter of ASSITEJ International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People and Deputy Director of India's premier arts management fellowship programme, ARThink South Asia.