She has lectured widely overseas as well as in India and has been the recipient of prestigious fellowships. Besides the different articles written by her, Dr Chitgopekar is also the author of ‘Encountering Shivaism: The Deity, the Milieu, the Entourage’, ‘The Book of Durga’ and ‘Rudra: The Idea of Shiva’. She has edited ‘Invoking Goddesses: Gender Politics in Indian Religion’ and has collaborated on two books ‘The Shiva Experience’ and ‘The Goddesses Experience’. Nilima has worked on documentary films and radio shows with the BBC and is in partnership with Transformative Learning Solutions, in creating documentary films that focus on the message from ancient Indian wisdom. She will be publishing a book of poems in January 2014.