Kalpa Wisesa was born in Denpasar, the capital of Bali Province. He graduated with a Bachelor of English degree from Udayana University, one of the state Universities in Bali. He was active in the organisations that focused on preserving traditional Balinese culture and Hinduism.
He was raised in an educational family, with his grandfather and mother as lecturers and his father as librarians; therefore, he is excited to be a teacher and lecturer. He is a bookworm excited about linguistics, language, and cultural studies.