Poonam Bir Kasturi trained as an industrial designer graduated in 1985. Her current project called Daily Dump – Compost at Home began in 2006 April. So she spends her time figuring out which is the best way to get everyone to compost at home, make friends with maggots and understand that having a clean city starts from how you throw daily. The word “Sustainable” in her head is all about understanding the patterns of interconnectedness. Her previous work in the small scale industry, crafts, design education all inform her current project. She enjoys the mundane and knows there are lots of things she does not understand, especially the idea of the imaginary number.

She is the recipient of different awards, which is supposed to be a good thing people tell her, in truth, she is not so sure.
She loves her family, like sketching, enjoys being 54 and is inspired by many people who have taught her much.