Rimple completed B.A. (Hons) in Sociology from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and after a year of working with an NGO called Nayeedisha, moved on to do an M.A. in Social Work (with a specialization in Women Centered Social Work) from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. She was awarded the Dr. Maria Mies Prize for scoring the highest marks in M.A. dissertation on ‘Honour Crimes against Women in Rajasthan’.  While doing her post graduate studies, Rimple also worked on the issue of violence against women. As part of her field work she worked with SNEHA (Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action), Mumbai and later with Prayas (a field action project of Tata Institute of Social Sciences working for the rehabilitation of women, children and youth affected by crime or prostitution and their families). After the completion of M.A. Rimple worked with the Global Change Programme in Jadavpur University as a Research Associate and thereafter with Swayam, a Kolkata based NGO. CRY, Vikramshila, Praajak are some of the NGOs that she has volunteered with over the years.  

Currently she is a SYLFF Doctoral fellow in the School of Women’s Studies, Jadavpur University. Her research tentatively titled ‘Gendered Borders: Illegal Migration and Deportation of Bangladeshi Women from India’ seeks to engage with the experiences of the Bangladeshi women in prisons and look at the extent to which the patriarchal nature of the society and the state has an impact on their experiences. It is an issue which emerged during her field work placement for a year in the women’s under trial prison.  

As a person Rimple finds human relationships and their complexities intriguing. She enjoys reading mostly non-fiction books, though often it’s difficult to demarcate the boundaries of fiction and non-fiction. Travelling and painting are some of her other interests.