Rajiv Sule is an eminent dermatologist practising in Pune. An active participant of the social and cultural milieu of the city, he has been involved in the management of HIV and AIDS, and has been working for the prevention of AIDS epidemic. He has been a medical consultant to LGBT communities.
Apart from research publications in scientific journals, he has regularly been writing informative articles in the local press to educate the general public. But his forays do not remain just skin deep and he has been involved in creative writing since his early days. He has to his credit, books of plays published in his mother tongue. He has been writing and publishing his poems regularly.