Kathakali Mukherjee studied Sanskrit – Epigraphy and ancient Indian history. At the same time, she developed an interest in language and literary studies Her love for languages led her to learn couple of European languages as well.
After a long stint as technical translator and general management professional with German and Indian companies, she started working on literary translation with an intention of publishing lesser known literary works of esteemed Bengali and German authors into English.
Apart from translating, she writes short stories too. Her twitter page: https://twitter.com/kathakalim