Her notable works include Until the Lions: Echoes from the Mahabharata, published by HarperCollins India and Arc Publications in 2015.
[5] She was born with the rare and chronic genetic condition epidermolysis bullosa[2][6] and was often sick and hospitalised for surgeries growing up.
In an interview with The Hindu, she said, "The first two were devoted entirely to reading/watching/hearing material on the Mahabharata, whether regional versions, retellings, stage and film adaptations or academic papers."
Naïr has been influenced by choreographers Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Rachid Ouramdane and Gregory Maqoma, and the French opera director Patrice Chéreau.
[11] Until the Lions: Echoes from the Mahabharata was also shortlisted for the Atta Galatta Prize (2016) [12] Naïr was also the principal scriptwriter for DESH (2011), a multiple-award-winning production.