Kavitha Rao is a writer, journalist and former lawyer.
Kavitha Rao was born in Bangalore, India, and grew up in the UK, Iran and Bahrain.
[1] She studied arts and law at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, and was subsequently employed as legal correspondent for The Economic Times.
[1] In 1996, she began her journeys around the world and returned to India in 2006.
[1][2] In the same year, the book was long listed in Tata's literary awards.