Born in a small town, Naya Nangal in Punjab, India, surrounded by beautiful Shivalik Hills and the serene Sutlej river, Nitika started writing poetry and short stories, when she was 11. By education, she became an engineer and by profession, a teacher. Being an introvert, she found her outlet in poetry and writing. Her brush with cancer in 2017 motivated her to take creative writing as a full time occupation, a passion that kept flickering within her. She lives in Navi Mumbai with her husband and daughter.