About
Indian poet and author known for such English-language works as A Beginning and John Nobody. Also an editor and television documentary director, he worked for The Asia Magazine and for both ITV and the BBC.
Before Fame
He was the son of a Bombay editor and studied at St. Mary's School (India) and at Jesus College, Oxford (England).
Trivia
Following his service as a war-time correspondent in Israel, Algeria, and Vietnam, he became a member of the United Nations in 1976.
Family Life
He was married three times. His third wife, Leela Naidu, was a prominent Indian actress.
Associated With
He interviewed the Dalai Lama in 1959 when the two men were both in their early twenties.
