About the Contributor:

Ravi was born in India in 1939 and grew up in Jodhpur, the second largest town in the state of Rajasthan, India. He is a writer, a musician and a self taught artist who has been painting in oils for the last last forty years. He is also a Retired Engineer (Wg Cdr) from the Indian Air Force. Ravi has been happily married to Aruna for over forty years, confessing that he fell in love with her when they first met in 1957. After 14 years of marriage they were graced with the birth of their beautiful daughter, Mahima. Ravi's father died when he was young so he was mainly raised by his mother. Ravi admits this part of his life was not always easy but he feels this time instilled in him a good sense of the true values in life. He also found great solace and joy by being creative - withdrawing into his own world of music, solitude and fantasies.