"Navina Jafa" was born on June 6, 1964, in Shillong, Meghalaya. She completed her schooling at the Convent of Jesus and Mary in Delhi and Convent High School in Dominica, West Indies. She further pursued her education at St. Mary's Convent (Ramnee) in Nainital. Navina Jafa earned her Bachelor's degree in English Honors from St. Stephen's College (1983-86) and went on to specialize in Culture Management and Cultural Diplomacy as a Fulbright Fellow at the Smithsonian Centre for Folklife &amp; Cultural Heritage in Washington, D.C. (2005-2006). She also pursued a Ph.D. in History &amp; Culture with a focus on the Socio Economics of North Indian Performing Arts at Jamia Milia Islamia under the guidance of and (1991-1999).