Rohit Kajaria was born and raised in Bombay, India. These poems are based on his life in India and the US. The author served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He is a retired electrical engineer with a bachelor of technology degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India, and a master of science degree from Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, US. He lives with his wife in Oakton, Virginia.