[1] Born and raised in Tamil Nadu, India,[2] Mahadevan moved to the United States at age 17 to study.
The Strike, his debut novel about a young Tamil man's gay sexual awakening, was published in Canada by TSAR Publications in 2006.
[4] His second novel, tentatively titled American Sufi, is slated for future publication.
[3] He has also been an active supporter of the campaign to strike down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalized homosexuality in India.
[5] He subsequently served on the jury for the 2015 Dayne Ogilvie Prize, selecting Alex Leslie as that year's winner.