A chartered accountant by profession, Vandana always had a flair for photography. When she joined Rotary in 2016, her fellow Rotarian Vidya Kulkami took her under her wings and pursued her to take up wildlife photography. Both travelled together to many places like Tadoba, Jim Corbett and Ranthambore for birding. She then joined Vidya Kulkami and Shobha Karnik in their endeavor of writing and presenting about birds, culminating in book writing.