Deepshikha has done her Masters and Mphil in English from the Department of English and Other Modern European Languages, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan. Right now she is doing her PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies from the School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi under the supervision of Dr. Urmimala Sarkar Munsi. Growing up in Santiniketan, studying under the trees, learning music, dance, painting, pottery along with languages and sciences in Patha Bhavan school and her love for both literature and dance have altogether made her realize the value of holistic education and nurtured this research interest within her.