R. Raj Rao

R. Raj Rao was born in Bombay, India. He studied in India (PhD in English from the University of Bombay, 1986) and received the Nehru Centenary British Fellowship for his post-doctoral research at the Centre for Caribbean Studies, University of Warwick, UK. In 1996, he attended the International Writing Program, Iowa.

A professor of English at the University of Pune, Rao is also one of India’s leading gay-rights activists. He has traveled extensively, to read from his work and conduct writing workshops, in several cities in different parts of the world.

Works

• Slide Show
• One Day I Locked My Flat in Soul City
• The Wisest Fool on Earth and Other Plays
• Nissim Ezekiel: The Authorized Biography
• The Boyfriend {2003}