The poet comes from a background of Science and Engineering, and has an abiding interest in literature and society. Born in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, he is now 83 years of age. Hai Kisi Ke Paas Aisa Shabd is his first book of 70 poems. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the prestigious Roorkee University (1960) and holds a Ph.D. degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, besides a PG Diploma in Hydrology from the University of Padova, Italy. He has wide experience working as a Field Engineer; in Teaching and Research; Science, Technology, and Development Studies, and Planning and Administration of Science in the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. His poems and essays have been published in prestigious Hindi journals. He is also the author of a forthcoming book of essays, Pravah Ko Disha Do.