Tara was born in Almora, India. Tara graduated in Animation from West Surrey College of Art and Design. She has been based in in Delhi for over twelve years. Having animated a folk tale from Chhattisgarh called "How the Elephant Lost His Wings" for a collection of animated tribal folktales called "The Tallest Story Competition" for a Scottish based animation company,West Highland Animation, Tara went on to establish the UK based charity the Adivasi Arts Trust (www.adivasiartstrust.org) in 2007.
Tara is now developing a new collection of Indian animated tribal folktales focusing on the Northeast Region called "Tales of the Tribes". This is also being developed through a doctoral research project with Bournemouth University as a model for preserving indigenous cultural heritage through the audio visual medium.