Tanima was born and brought up in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. After completing an undergraduate degree in Philosophy from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University, Tanima Nigam chose to pursue her fascination with Philosophy at MCPH. As an enthusiastic thinker and observer, she choses to philosophize in isolation. Being selectively social, she prefers not to disclose her academic writings to others. As a student of philosophy, she aspires to discover a new branch of philosophy, which has not been discussed before by any theorist or philosopher.