Born in 1937, Ramaseshaiah Rangavajjhala is a mechanical engineering graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and worked for most of his nearly forty years of working life as a consulting engineer in the steel, power and energy sectors. Besides science and technology, his interests span the areas of history, philosophy and religion. After retiring in 1999, he now lives with his wife, Sarojini in Hyderabad (India).