I grew up in India, the descendant of Goan Konkanis forcibly converted to Catholicism by the Portuguese; I became an agnostic at age 16, about the time I read Bertrand Russell and Saul Bellow, and decided to become a writer. I went to the U.S. to feel more free to pursue my dream.

My first novel, "The Revised Kama Sutra"--was extremely well-received in India and was published in 15 editions in 10 countries and 7 languages. It is the uncensored, uninhibited picture of the life of an Indian male from childhood to adulthood. One review said the book "personifies the post-Independence Indian male"; another said it "encapsulates the feelings of an entire generation of Indian men."

I have published a total of 15 books in print and e-book form combined: they include fiction, nonfiction, cultural and political satire and critiques, and humor.

I have lived much of my adult life in New York, and now spend most of my time in Asia.