Nandita Chaudhary, Ph. D. taught at the University of Delhi, Lady Irwin College from 1982 to 2017. She was a Fulbright scholar at the Psychology Department of Clark University, USA, during 1993–94 and completed her Ph. D. in 1996. Thereafter, she was awarded a Senior Fellowship by the Indian Council for Social Science Research from 2012 to 2014. She has participated in international collaborations in the areas of culture, children’s development, and family studies. She has several publications in books and journals in the field of developmental cultural psychology: Listening to Culture: Constructing Reality from Everyday Talk (Sage, 2004), co-edited five volumes. Since March 2023, she has served as a Visiting Professor in the Department of Cultural Psychology at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil, for a four-year period.

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IPCA is a Delhi based Environmental NGO where I look after the Corporate Social Responsibility department. I opted for Environment Management and Sustainability Development course at Lady Irwin College and have not looked back since then. RMDA has given me a powerful tool of unlocking my potentials and my capabilities. This course made us connect with the real world and helped in solving problems with practicality and knowledge. I could not have spent my time any better than this. In an age where industry demands students who have learned differently, this curriculum and the professional development provides various opportunities for addressing both of those forces.”

My journey in leadership, advocacy, and rights-based work was deeply shaped by my time at the Department of Development Communication and Extension (DCE), Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi. Studying at DCE was more than an academic experience—it was a space that challenged me to think critically, engage deeply, and apply communication as a tool for social transformation. The department provided me with a strong foundation in participatory communication, gender justice, and community-led development, while also equipping me with essential management, strategy, and leadership skills that I carry into my work every day. From research to program implementation, policy advocacy to movement-building, I constantly draw upon the interdisciplinary learning and rights-based perspectives I gained at DCE. Today, as a leader in the global development and feminist advocacy space, I see the impact of those early lessons in every space I work in—whether shaping strategies, driving systemic change, or fostering intergenerational leadership. DCE was not just where I learned; it was where I practiced, experimented, and grew into the professional I am today.”

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Forever I shall be indebted to my alma maters. Lady Irwin College, where I spent 5 years, 3 for graduation and 2 for post-graduation in Textiles and clothing, is dearest to me! Not only did my faculty push me to work hard, and move out from the comfort zones, but they also instilled a sense of duty and empathy for the artisans / handloom weavers. Values of honesty, patriotism and integrity were embedded in all that we did. The passion for outreach and for working with humility can all be credited to the wonderful faculty members and the peers at Lady Irwin. Seth Ram Lal hall, where portraits of Sarojini Naidu, Kamladevi Chattopadyay and other illustrious women including past directors were displayed was my favourite place for inspiration. I owe it Lady Irwin college that it has moulded me as a person, as who I am.”

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