Vanishri Bhat has a degree in science and pursued an M.A. in Sanskrit specializing in Śābdabodha and Language Technology from Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati.  Further, she went on to complete Ph.D. in the Cell for Indian Science and Technology in Sanskrit, Department of HSS, IIT Bombay. She also has a one-year post-doctorate from Purna-prajna-samshodhana-mandiaram, Bangalore.
She has more than ten years of research experience in the field of history of Indian Mathematics and Astronomy. She was one of the instructors for an online diploma in Bharatiya Ganita, offered by NSU, Tirupati.