Vidyanidhee Vanarase, (Prasad), completed his post graduation from the National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi. He has designed and directed more than 50 plays in Marathi, Hindi, Konkani, Kannada, English and Gibberish languages. He has gained proficiency in Design and Direction, Administration and Management of arts and Applied Arts. He is associated with several arts organizations of international repute for the last two decades including London International Festival of Theatre (2003-2008), Project Phakama, South Africa, UK and India (2002-till date), and Colombo International Theatre Festival (2012-till date) to name a few. He has been involved in theatre training for more than 25 years. He is a Founder Director of International Association for Performing Arts and Research (IAPAR). He is a Board Member of iSTAN, an international network for stage arts. He is the Secretary of the Indian Centre of International Theatre Institute - UNESCO. He is a member of Executive Council of International Theatre Institute - ITI. He has acted in several plays and a few short films. His latest acting work is 'The Disciple', directed by Chaitanya Tamhane.