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Dinesh Kumar b. 1972 –in Kurthaul, a village on the southern outskirts of Patna), took his primary and secondary education in government schools in Patna. After gradating in Political Science (Hon’s) from Patna, he went on to study Law at Delhi University’s prestigious Campus Law centre. It was at Delhi University that the idea of taking up a career in writing occurred to him. After his arrival from Delhi in 2000, he began practicing as an advocate in Patna High Court. It was during his first years as a lawyer that the idea of writing a book on his home state first came to his mind. Over the next few years, he tried to gather material-mostly from his personal experiences and observations –for the book. His chief interests, apart from writing, are Western Classics, Buddhist literature, culture and heritage, listening to the BBC World service Brazilian soccer, traveling and spending as much time as possible in solitude. He is at presently working on his next book.