Alka Rangnekar holds a postgraduate degree in Microbiology and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education. She taught Microbiology at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels at Bombay University. After moving to Hong Kong, she qualified with the British Council and went on to teach English as a Foreign Language at the British Council and at Sacred Heart Canossian College, Hong Kong.
Currently, she is a student of Vedanta and attends classes on the Bhagavad Gita and other sacred scriptures. She has a keen interest in reading, is an active member of a book club, and enjoys traveling extensively.