Gabriel Delvis Roy lives with his wife, Vimala in Fairfax, Virginia in the U.S., and spends a few months every year in South India. Trained as an engineer, he served as a professor in India and USA. He worked for the U.S. government, managing sponsored research programs in several countries. His last assignment was as an Associate Director for Science and Technology for the U.S. Office of Naval Research Global, as a diplomat in the U.S. Embassy in Singapore. He has over twenty books to his credit in Science and Engineering. This is his first book in English literature, which is his favorite subject. He has travelled extensively and written his poems while he was in various countries and from home over several decades. Currently, he is writing a book about the biography of his eldest daughter, Suchitra who had been an inspiration to him all through the years she lived and even after her death at an early age. He is involved in various civic activities. He is also an artist and sculptor and won awards for his paintings.