[1] Anna Chandy was born in 1905, in the erstwhile kingdom of Travancore and raised in Trivandrum.

In 1937, Chandy was appointed as a munsif in Travancore by the Maharaja upon the advice of his Dewan (First Minister), Sir C.P.

[7] In her retirement, Chandy served on the Law Commission of India and also wrote an autobiography titled Atmakatha (1973).

[5] Throughout her career as a lawyer, politician, and judge, Chandy simultaneously promoted the cause of women's rights, most notably through, a woman's magazine that she founded and edited.

[5] Often described as a "first generation feminist", Chandy campaigned for election to the Shree Mulam Popular Assembly in 1931.