Dr. Nirmala Pandit is the Managing Trustee of The Nav Maharashtra Community (NAVAM) Foundation, Pune. She served as faculty at the Department of Law, University of Pune, for more than a decade and has worked with several international and national organizations, including agencies of the United Nations, the International Commission of Jurists and the United Nations University, Tokyo. She has contributed to legislative and policy initiatives and brings significant expertise in law, education, human rights, public advocacy and social reform. Dr. Pandit holds a Ph.D. in Law from the University of Pune.