Mandar Rane studied Masters of Design and Visual Communications at IIT Bombay (1999–2001). He worked as an Assistant Professor at IIT Guwahati from 2002 to 2007. From 2007 to the present, he has been working as Professor of Communication Design at the IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay. The Design Journey of Prof. Sudakar Nadkarni is the publication of Prof. Rane in 2017. The other publication of Prof. Rane is the HFG ULM Booklet.