She studied Painting, BFA at the Faculty of Fine Arts, MSU Baroda, 2004. Since 2006, she has been working in the animation medium through independent films of her own, as well as through collaborations with live action documentary filmmakers. Besides this, she has also been involved with teaching art and animation through the workshop medium. Through this platform, she hopes to share her own approach to animation and art with young children and university students, stressing on storytelling without the excessive use of technology. She also teaches art to children at the Asha Academy for Art, Delhi. Chitre also received a special grant from the India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) for her work with school children in Nagaland.