Ramani began working at The Asian Age in 1994, then Reuters, Elle, India Today, Cosmopolitan magazine and Mint Lounge.

[5] On 12 October 2017, Vogue India published an article by Ramani titled "To the Harvey Weinsteins of the world," that was styled as an open letter, beginning with "Dear Male Boss"[6] and including a description of sexual harassment during a job interview in a Mumbai hotel room when she was 23 years old.

[8] In October 2018, Ramani made the allegation of sexual harassment against now-former Union minister and veteran journalist M.J. Akbar on Twitter in a tweet during the #MeToo movement.

"[13] Bhawana Bisht, writing for SheThePeople.TV, described the case against Ramani as an example of a SLAPP lawsuit and "a way to drag the women to court and intimidate them until they withdraw.

"[18] Senior Advocate Rebecca Mammen John represented Ramani, and in September 2020, John told the court, "A true imputation made in the public good is not defamation... it is not defamation to make an imputation on the character of another when it is made in good faith for the protection of his or other's interest.

"[19] Ramani told the court on 7 September 2020, "It was my hope that the disclosures, which were part of #MeToo, would empower women to speak up for their rights at the workplace.

"[1] On 19 September, John asserted the critical importance of freedom of speech and expression to a democracy, and said Ramani was a "small part" of the larger #MeToo movement.

[20] John concluded with a reference to a Ruth Bader Ginsburg quote and said that the #MeToo Movement began to correct a "structural wrong.

[25] On 10 December 2020, John told the court that workplace sexual harassment is a "matter of public interest" that "has been recognized as a violation of the fundamental rights of women.

[28] On 22 December 2020, Luthra told the court, "People on responsible position like journalists should not make such allegations on social media.

[32] On 18 January, in response to Ramani's point about the other allegtions made against Akbar, Luthra told the court, "Harm is done by the man who instigates and ignites the flame first.

"[33][34] On 21 January, Luthra told the court that Ramani's deletion of her own Twitter account before cross-examination was deliberate and intended "to subserve the cause of justice.

'[36] On 1 February, John continued to address Luthra's arguments, including about Ramani's Twitter account, noting it had only been deactivated, not deleted, and Akbar had never filed a request and the court had not required reactivation of the accourt.

[49] Ramani studied psychology at St Xavier's College in Mumbai and journalism at Temple University in Philadelphia.