 Nair was educated in Chennai (Madras) before returning to Kerala, where she gained a BA in English Language and Literature.She lives in Bangalore with her husband, Suresh Parambath  and a son.Nair was working as the creative director of an advertising agency in Bangalore when she wrote her first book, a collection of short stories called "Satyr of the Subway", which she sold to Har-Anand Press.