Chandra has authored four novels, a novella, five collections of short stories, 25 collections of poetry, and 10 books for children. She has received several awards including the
"Rabindranath Tagore International Award" in 2014. given by Xpress Publications. She was awarded a prize in a poetry contest organized by the
Consulate General of the United States, Mumbai, on the topic
Poetry for Social Change. The song
Mere Sajan Sun Sun, for which she was the lyricist won a 'Popular Choice Award' in the Folk Fusion category at the
Radio City Freedom Awards. She was shortlisted for the IPR Annual Award 2020. She is an
IES Officer (1992 batch), and has also served as Joint Secretary of
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). She served as Executive Director of
Pune Metro and now serves as Assistant Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM) of Pune Division. == Awards and recognition ==