Tej Kumar Baxla lives in a small city called Ambikapur, Surguja,Chhattisgarh. He belongs to a small village called Dhelsera in Sitapur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh). He has completed his graduation in Hindi Literature with Philosophy from SFS college in Nagpur, Maharastra and his post graduation in English literature from Guru Ghasi Das University Bilaspur. He likes music and sports, specially football. At present, he is teaching as a lecturer in a senior secondary governement school for girls in Batauli, Surguja, Chhattisgarh.