Akila is an Electronics Engineering graduate of BMS College, Bangalore. She also has diplomas in Computer Science and Accounting from Gwinnett Tech. GA. She has been working in Margaret Winn Holt Elementary School since 2005, her current position being the Registrar.
Akila derived interest in Tamil from her father, Dr. B. S. Mani, who has been successfully running the Tamil daily Dinasudar in Bangalore for over 50 years. She studied Tamil on her own even when the college did not offer Tamil classes. Her notable achievement was that she was placed first in the exam conducted by the Bangalore Tamil Sangam.
Akila has been supporting Lakshmi Tamil School in various ways since 1999. She is currently teaching beginner classes in the school. She helps in planning and coordinating the Annual Day celebrations every year.