Neelima holds Master’s degree in English and did Teachers’ Training for Handicapped Children. She worked as a teacher at Kamayani School for Mentally Handicapped. Neelima joined SAA in 1998 as a volunteer and in subsequent years held various positions of responsibility. She has been working as a facilitator for Care Givers’ and Service Users’ Group. She has participated in various seminars, conferences and programmes related to mental health including a conference hosted by WFSAD, International Leaders’ Training Program and Recovery Inc’s Annual Meet at Chicago, USA. Neelima is author of two books, one of which, Ata Ujadel, in Marathi is a novel on struggle of a caregiver mother to cope up with the family challenges.