Amit DasGupta

A former Indian diplomat for over three decades, Amit Dasgupta has travelled extensively on assignments within India and abroad. This unique experience brought him in contact with different cultures and ways of seeing things. Having retired from diplomatic service, he has now decided to become a full-time writer, in both fiction and non-fiction, exploring ideas that are related to the meaning of life and the pursuit of happiness. He lives with his wife in Visakhapatnam, a quiet coastal city in...See more

A former Indian diplomat for over three decades, Amit Dasgupta has travelled extensively on assignments within India and abroad. This unique experience brought him in contact with different cultures and ways of seeing things. Having retired from diplomatic service, he has now decided to become a full-time writer, in both fiction and non-fiction, exploring ideas that are related to the meaning of life and the pursuit of happiness. He lives with his wife in Visakhapatnam, a quiet coastal city in southern India. They have one daughter. Regular, though inconclusive, discussions continue on getting a dog. See less