Born in 1961, Tripurari Sharan joined the Indian Administrative Services after graduating from St Stephens’ College and Jawaharlal Nehru University. Over the years, he has held many important administrative appointments, notable among them being the director of the Film and Television Institute of India and the chief secretary of the Government of Bihar. He is keenly interested in classical music, cinema, and literature, and has published many poems and directed two films in the past. Our Madhopur Home is his debut novel.