She had two brothers, one of whom works for a bank; the other is in the Army.
Sunanda was born on 27th June 1962. She was an Indo- Canadian entrepreneur. Sunanda Pushkar was a co-owner of the India- based Rendezvous Sports World.
Sunanda studied in Government College for Women in Srinagar. While she was yet completing her education, she married Sanjay Raina who was a hotel manager and is now pop singer.
Her marriage with him did not work out so they decided on a mutual divorce. In 1991 she married Sujith Menon. A year later Sujith met with an accident and died.