With a BFA from the College of Art & Design, Burdwan, West Bengal, and an MFA from the University of Hyderabad, Sumana is the recipient of the 2015 Junior Research Fellowship awarded by the UGC-NET. A participant of numerous group shows, art residencies and art camps, including the 55th National Exhibition in Delhi and the 2015 Harmony Artist Residency in Mumbai, Sumana now works as a Teaching Assistant at the Mahindra Ecole Centrale in Hyderabad.