Amit Tyagi graduated in English Literature (Honours) from St Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, before attending the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, for Film Editing and Film Direction. Tyagi has also set up a terrestrial television station in Uganda and won prizes from UNESCO and the French Government for films while living in Nairobi, Kenya. In the past, he has served as Dean (Films) at FTII and is currently Associate Director of MIT School of Film and Television, Pune.