Ms. Lakshani born in April 1982 in Galle district who completed her primary education from Prajapathi Gothami Balika Vidyalaya, Ambalangoda and the secondary education at Dharmasoka college, Ambalangoda, later entered into the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of science, University of Colombo, and obtained BSc (pharmacy) in 2007. In 2011, she joined the Sri Lanka Agriculture Service and presently works at the Horticultural Crop Research and Development Institute of the Department of Agriculture. Subsequently, she obtained her Master degree in Analytical Chemistry from Post Graduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya in 2019.