The storyteller studied medicine at the universities of Allahabad and Banaras. He received his postdoctoral training at the University of Hamburg, Germany. He had been a visiting professor at the University of Hamburg, and of Science at Malaysia. He was conferred the coveted Fellowship of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) for his distinguished scientific career. At present he heads the department of Reproductive Biology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Stories in this volume were written during his travels to different landscapes, seasons and moods during the years 2007 —2009, just after he had completed his debut novel, Flight of the Swans. He is an accomplished poet as well. His collection of poems, Opium Den, was published earlier this year. He can be contacted at:
anandkumarrepbiol@hotmail.com
