Born in Santiniketan, Chameli Ramachandran obtained her Diploma in Fine Arts and Crafts and Master’s degree in Ancient Indian History and Culture from Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan.  Of Chinese origin, Chameli was incidentally named by the great Rabindranath Tagore himself.

She has the ability to imbibe and observe small natural phenomena and transmute them in her imagination into experiences of poetic intensity. The minute details in her renderings epitomizes the essential truth in the state of ‘being’ .The paintings of Chameli Ramachandran are kindled by such fleeting moments in life where the ephemeral becomes the eternal. She has collaborated with her husband, fellow artist A. Ramachandran on a number of projects, especially writing and illustrating children’s pictures books published in India, Japan and England. Chameli Ramachandran has held three exclusive shows of paintings including one with Paramjit Singh in Delhi and her most recent show with Vadehra Art Gallery in 2005. She has also participated in a number of group shows such as Delhi for Delhi by People for Animal, Gift for India by Sahmat , Special Millennium Show  by Art Today, Lok Rag by Art Pilgrim, Landscapes and Contemporary Indian Painting by Art Motif and A Celebration of Colour by Vadehra Art Gallery and Times of India.
Chameli lives and works in New Delhi.