Professor M. Aruna teaches Food Science, Courses in the Department of Home Science, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati. She holds M.Sc., Degree in Home Science from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati and Ph.D in Food & Nutrition from Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad. She is a member of SASNET (Sweedish South Asian Network of Femented Foods), Sweden; also a life member of Nutrition society of India.