Samrat Upadhyay

Samrat Upadhyay was born and raised in Nepal. He is the author of Arresting God in Kathmandu , a Whiting Award winner; The Royal Ghosts ; The Guru of Love , a New York Times Notable Book and a San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year; and Buddha's Orphans . He has written for the New York Times and has appeared on BBC Radio and National Public Radio. Upadhyay teaches in the creative writing program at Indiana University.

Samrat Upadhyay was born and raised in Nepal. He is the author of Arresting God in Kathmandu , a Whiting Award winner; The Royal Ghosts ; The Guru of Love , a New York Times Notable Book and a San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year; and Buddha's Orphans . He has written for the New York Times and has appeared on BBC Radio and National Public Radio. Upadhyay teaches in the creative writing program at Indiana University. See less