Sahana Ahmed, née Chowdhury, was born in 1979 in Katwa, India. A graduate of Institute of Hotel Management, Kolkata, she holds a master’s degree in Tourism Management.
Sahana’s writings have appeared in leading international publications. Combat Skirts, her debut novel, is a coming-of-age story set in an army girls' hostel. She has edited Amity: peace poems, an anthology featuring forty-seven poets from eight countries. In 2023, she founded Bare Bones Publishing.

Sahana has been helping shine a light on remarkable women through her work for ALL Ladies League, Rising Beyond the Ceiling, and SheInspires Awards. She has served as the National President of the Rural Tourism Council for WICCI (Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry) and the India Country Chair of World Peace at G100. For her contributions, she was conferred the Woman of the Decade award at the annual Women Economic Forum in 2022.

Sahana lives in Gurugram with her husband, Shakil, and daughter, Reeham.