Anoop Chandola is a linguist-anthropologist, originally from India, where he was raised in a priestly Brahmin family. Before coming to the U.S.A. he was educated at the universities of Allahabad and Lucknow. His last two degrees in linguistics include an M.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.

He has taught Indian literatures, cultures, and religions at several universities in India and the U.S.A. including Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University, the M.S. University of Baroda, University of California at Berkeley, University of Washington at Seattle, University of Texas at Austin, and University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Though he retired as Professor Emeritus of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona in 2003, his writing career continues. He is a member of numerous professional associations including the American Anthropological Association, Association for Asian Studies, Linguistic Society of America, and Linguistic Society of India.

He has written ten books and scores of articles. These include two previous novels, Discovering Brides and The Second Highest World War: The Rama Theater. He is a frequent guest lecturer on Hinduism and related religions.

He lives in Tucson, U.S.A., with his wife Sudha and can be contacted by email: chandola@email.arizona.edu.

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"It is religion-wise, philologically and linguistically correct, a rare feat among NRI [non-resident Indian] writers." -- Michael Witzel, the Wales Professor of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Harvard University

"The Hindu priestly, scholarly and human experience of such an individual has never previously been recorded in literature.” -- Charles S.J. White, Professor Emeritus and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion, American University

“A piece of writing as dense as the jungle and foliage of the Himalayas and packed with action, learned allusions and philosophies . . . forces a reader to finish it at one go. This novel is ambitious, poignant and remarkable.” -- Arup Chakraborty, Hindustan Times

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