Anoop Chandola

Anoop Chandola is a linguist-anthropologist. Before coming to the U.S.A. he was educated at the universities of Allahabad and Lucknow. His last two degrees in linguistics include an M.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.
He has taught Indian literatures, cultures, and religions at several universities in India and the U.S.A. including Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University, the M.S. University of Baroda, University of California at Berkeley, University of Washington at Seattle, University of Texas at Austin, and University of Wisconsin at Madison. He is Professor Emeritus of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona. He is a member of numerous professional associations including the American Anthropological Association, Association for Asian Studies, Linguistic Society of America, and Linguistic Society of India. He has written twelve books and scores of articles. These include three novels: “Discovering Brides,” “The Second Highest World War: The Rama Theater,” and “The Dharma Videos of Lust: Mysteries of Indian Religions.” The last one has been released in 2008 by the UKA Press, London. He continues as a writer and speaker on India and its culture and religions. Even though he was raised in a family of Himalayan priests he does not believe in any religion. More about him can be found in Wikipedia and Google. He lives in Tucson, U.S.A., with his wife Sudha and can be contacted by email: chandola@email.arizona.edu.