[2] As a freelance journalist, she has been writing extensively on films, theatre, art and feminist issues, for publications of The Times Group, The Telegraph, The Hindu and The Indian Express .
Her childhood was spent around prominent writers, poets and artists, who frequented their household, which was also noted for its gourmet Bengali cuisine.
In a 1984 interview with journalist Madhu Kishwar for the publication Manushi, Rinki revealed that she had left her husband in 1982 and alleged that she had suffered domestic abuse.
Following the death of her father in 1966, Rinki disputed over property with her mother and siblings, filing cases in court against them on the basis of legal technicalities.
Her family reached a settlement with her in preference to spending years in litigation, and Rinki thus received an enhanced share of her father's property.