Born in Bijnor in a middle class family, I went to the University of Roorkee, now IITR, to study for B.Arch., but my predilection for Arts and literature impelled me to drop the course and shift to the study of literature. I took M.A. in English in 1977, and was conferred Doctorate for my thesis on Thomas Hardy.In 1918 I retired as Associate Professor.
