Samita Nandy - Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Samita Nandy is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Media and Information at Curtin University of Technology, Communications Director of non-profit organization Nouveau IDEA and a certified Broadcast Journalist. An award-winning scholar and writer for excellence in media research and practice, she holds a Master of Arts in Communication and Culture from York University and is a lecturer from the University of Toronto, Curtin University of Technology, and Ryerson University. She is a featured personality with Global Television's Anwar Knight and Allison Annesley on 'Daytime' and Prime Time show 'First Local 'on Rogers Television, ATN Television Network, TV Asia, CINA 1650 AM radio, US Quarterly 'Rivaaj,' Canadian weekly, 'Mississauga News,' Canadian Weekly 'India Journal,' Canadian Monthly 'Desi News,' Canada’s No. 1 Cine weekly 'Starbuzz,' and India’s Bollywood glamour magazine 'Cineblitz.' Her latest entertainment gala 12:12 at University of Toronto and invited talks have won noteworthy appreciation. Her published writings on social and cultural issues inspire many readers and she has spoken at many international conferences.

Born in Canada, Samita has travelled to different countries that include USA, UK, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands, India, Singapore and China and gained proficiency of diverse cultures and languages. At the same time, her Canadian / East Indian heritage has given her a unique appreciation for the multicultural landscape and cinematic arts for Canada and abroad.

Samita Nandy has passionate interests in visual arts and performative arts that include portrait sketching, music, and dance. She won distinction in the North Indian classical dance of kathak and has training in salsa, hip hop, and Indo-Jazz Bollywood dance from Magic Feet Canada led by renowned choreographer Shiamak Davar from blockbuster films including Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008), Taal (1999) and Dil To Pagal Hai (1997). She won first place for her art and poetry, and she performed theatrical acting on stage. She is also prized for film music and featured in the popular movie magazine 'Cineblitz'.

Today, as the Director and Producer of Premiere Cinematic Productions and Communication Director of Nouveau IDEA, an organization for arts and culture in Canada, USA, UK, and India with over 5,500 members and current holder of the EIPRS and CUPS 2008-2011 grants, Samita Nandy foresees innovative media channels opening up to represent diversity. "My objective is to highlight 'differences' and not the binary oppositions of 'difference,' and, hence, shows 'equal' standpoints across time and space", says Samita. Samita holds a modelling background from La Cite in Toronto and she appeared for BizR Love Triangle's music video of "I Quit" (2005) distributed to MTV and Much Music channel. Her film 'Frame by Frame: Tushar Unadkat' (2005) has been screened at Rogers Television and the Centre of Media and Culture in Education at the University of Toronto in Canada; London, Leicester, Birmingham’s fashion shows ‘Asian Connections’ in the UK; and Australia's Media Asia Pacific conference that was attended by renowned filmmaker Shyam Benegal.

For more infiormation on media relations and communication services, contact Samita Nandy at samitanandy@gmail.com or visit http://www.samitanandy.com and http://www.nouveauidea.com/nouveau_board.htm


		BIOGRAPHY Samita Nandy is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Media and Information at Curtin University of Technology, Communications Director of non-profit organization Nouveau IDEA and a certified Broadcast Journalist. An award-winning scholar and writer for excellence in media research and practice, she holds a Master of Arts in Communication and Culture from York University and is a lecturer from the University of Toronto, Curtin University of Technology, and Ryerson University. She is a featured personality with Global Television's Anwar Knight and Allison Annesley on 'Daytime' and Prime Time show 'First Local 'on Rogers Television, ATN Television Network, TV Asia, CINA 1650 AM radio, US Quarterly 'Rivaaj,' Canadian weekly, 'Mississauga News,' Canadian Weekly 'India Journal,' Canadian Monthly 'Desi News,' Canada’s No. 1 Cine weekly 'Starbuzz,' and India’s Bollywood glamour magazine 'Cineblitz.' Her latest entertainment gala 12:12 at University of Toronto and invited talks have won noteworthy appreciation. Her published writings on social and cultural issues inspire many readers and she has spoken at many international conferences. Born in Canada, Samita has travelled to different countries that include USA, UK, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands, India, Singapore and China and gained proficiency of diverse cultures and languages. At the same time, her Canadian / East Indian heritage has given her a unique appreciation for the multicultural landscape and cinematic arts for Canada and abroad. Samita Nandy has passionate interests in visual arts and performative arts that include portrait sketching, music, and dance. She won distinction in the North Indian classical dance of kathak and has training in salsa, hip hop, and Indo-Jazz Bollywood dance from Magic Feet Canada led by renowned choreographer Shiamak Davar from blockbuster films including Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008), Taal (1999) and Dil To Pagal Hai (1997). She won first place for her art and poetry, and she performed theatrical acting on stage. She is also prized for film music and featured in the popular movie magazine 'Cineblitz'. Today, as the Director and Producer of Premiere Cinematic Productions and Communication Director of Nouveau IDEA, an organization for arts and culture in Canada, USA, UK, and India with over 5,500 members and current holder of the EIPRS and CUPS 2008-2011 grants, Samita Nandy foresees innovative media channels opening up to represent diversity. "My objective is to highlight 'differences' and not the binary oppositions of 'difference,' and, hence, shows 'equal' standpoints across time and space", says Samita. Samita holds a modelling background from La Cite in Toronto and she appeared for BizR Love Triangle's music video of "I Quit" (2005) distributed to MTV and Much Music channel. Her film 'Frame by Frame: Tushar Unadkat' (2005) has been screened at Rogers Television and the Centre of Media and Culture in Education at the University of Toronto in Canada; London, Leicester, Birmingham’s fashion shows ‘Asian Connections’ in the UK; and Australia's Media Asia Pacific conference that was attended by renowned filmmaker Shyam Benegal. For more infiormation on media relations and communication services, contact Samita Nandy at samitanandy@gmail.com or visit http://www.samitanandy.com and http://www.nouveauidea.com/nouveau_board.htm










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