Didi Ananda Tapomaya’ was born and grew up in North Finland, in close proximity to nature; forests, lakes, rivers and the sea, the Gulf of Bothnia. She studied theatre and dramatic arts in colleges in Finland and Sweden and worked in different theatre productions as a prompter, puppet maker and puppeteer, and actor. Didi graduated from the International Commedia School in Copenhagen, Denmark. She became Acarya of Ananda Marga in 1990, Avadhutika in 1994 and then worked as a yoga and meditation teacher, and manager of different educational projects, community development and relief operations. Didi has the Diploma of Early Childhood from Gowrie, Australia and also graduated from the NHE Teacher Preparation program in 2023. Presently she is working in Kahira Sector, based mainly in Cyprus.