I have three sons with beautiful voices, intelligent minds, and a lovely sense of humor. And I am the author of 12 print and digital books, novelist, essayist, satirist, and humorist. I am not sure to what extent I deserve credit for either of the above; I was just doing what came naturally to me: fathering babies and writing books.

My first novel, "The Revised Kama Sutra," received rave reviews and was called "very funny" by Kurt Vonnegut, and "an Indian Portnoy educated by Catholic nuns" by The Independent of London. It was published in ten countries and in seven languages. It got me into a list of ten South Indian writers mentioned by "The Lonely Planet Guide to South India"--nearly all the rest are either millionaires or dead.

Recently, though, it’s been harder to write and to survive, especially as I struggle with a Valium addiction (which I write about in the book, “The Terrorist in My Life”).

Despite my numerous failings, I am truly sincere and passionate about writing, about writing with integrity (to the extent that survival permits), and about publishing ten books that are either in progress, or potentially contained within nearly 5,000 pages of unprocessed writings.

Though now an American citizen, I think of myself as a citizen of the planet, a humanist, as a lover of peace, fellowship, and of a world without borders. I enjoy music, books, comedy, philosophy, and political satire; what I miss most about the United States is our great library system, the book superstores, The Daily Show, the Colbert Report, and Garrison Keillor’s radio show, News from Lake Woebegone. I hope for a breakthrough that will allow me to restart life in America.

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