He and his family moved as refugees during the 1947 partition of the Indian subcontinent, which resulted in the creation of both modern India and Pakistan.
[2] He has taught at Indian universities, and moved to the United States in 1966 to continue his academic career.
His literary works have been translated and published in English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Japanese and several Indian languages.
[3] His works include Uska Bachpan (1957) translated into English by Vaid and published as Steps in Darkness, Bimal Urf Jayen to Jayen Kahan translated into English as Bimal in Bog (1974) and Guzara Hua Zamana (1981) translated into English as The Broken Mirror.
[4] After retirement as Professor of English from State University of New York, Potsdam, in 1985, Vaid lived in India for over two decades, and continued his literary activities.