Nandini Chilkam
The Visual Biography
Nandini Chilkam:
Wires, Words & Wonder
Nandini Chilkam is the Co-founder of The Comic Library and one of the minds behind the SHE initiative. We chose to begin this journey with our own co-founder because every movement must first reflect the people who build it.
The Dossier
- Education: Embedded Engineering
- Role: Co-Founder
- Company: The Comic Library
- Initiative: SHE / Harbinger Labs
Milestones
Humble beginnings where wires and broken devices were her classrooms.
Trained as an embedded engineer, discovering a love for electronics.
Realized comics could be bridges to turn complex ideas into human stories.
Leading Harbinger Labs to make STEM accessible to all.
The Biography
Nandini Chilkam grew up in a humble middle-class household, where curiosity had to carve its own path. Wires, circuits, and broken devices became her first classrooms. Learning was never handed out; it was earned through patience, trial, and quiet determination.
Trained as an embedded engineer, she discovered her love for electronics early on. Alongside it grew another passion, comics. To her, comics were not just stories, but bridges that could turn complex ideas into something human, relatable, and possible. That belief shaped her purpose.
Engineer
Trained in embedded systems, learning through trial and determination.
Storyteller
Using comics as a medium to simplify knowledge and widen access.
Educator
Making STEM accessible through Harbinger Labs.
Through Harbinger Labs, she now works to make STEM accessible to all. Today, she collaborates with scientists, entrepreneurs, and governments, using comics as a medium to simplify knowledge and widen access.
Her journey reminds us that meaningful change does not always begin in grand institutions. Sometimes, it begins with one person, one idea, and the courage to build.
Graphic Library
Their Story is Being Written...
Our artists are crafting the visual biography of Brahmani Nara. Stay tuned for an immersive experience.
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