Dr. Nanda, a native of Lyallpur, Pakistan, received a Bachelor of Science degree from Agra University in Agra, India in 1955. He then attended Lucknow University in Lucknow, India, where he received a Bachelor of Dental Science degree in 1960. He attended Ohio State University, receiving a Master of Science degree in Orthodontics in 1963. Finally, he received a D.M.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1973.

Dr. Nanda has taught in the Department of Orthodontics at Lucknow University, as well as the Department of Orthodontics in West Virginia University, and also in the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Nanda joined the faculty of the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Michigan in 1974 and served as Clinic Director from 1974 to 1976. Dr. Nanda also was interim chairman of the Department of Orthodontics from 1982 to 1983. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. Dr. Nanda has taught a wide variety of subject areas throughout the curriculum of the Graduate Orthodontic Program.