Indrani Ganguly was born of Bengali parents in Lucknow, India. Her parents imbued her with a strong sense of world history and culture and a great appreciation in all its forms. Indrani studied English sociology in India and did her Ph.D. on the British occupation on revolution and reform in West Bengal from the Australian National University. She in academia, publishing and diverse non‑government and as a volunteer Committee Member in many community .
In 1990, Indrani married an Australian with whom she now lives in Brisbane. They have a son and daughter
grandson.