Having been unanimously selected by her co-jurors as president, Nandita Das is among the panel judging the 2018 edition of the Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France.

Das - along with professor Nadia Bernoussi, an academic and legal expert from Morocco, Abdoulaye Konate, prominent artist and cultural voice in Mali -comprises the jury. This prize awards individuals, institutions, other entities and non-governmental organisations that have made exceptional contributions in the promotion of tolerance and non-violence. It will be held later this year.