Note: From a 2005 bio: "Vishwas R. Gaitonde received a medical degree from the University of Madras, India and an MA in journalism from the University of Iowa. His articles, essays, and fiction have appeared in India, Great Britain, and the US. He enjoys acting in the amateur theatre, and has appeared in three television plays in India. He runs Quill & Pill, a medical writing company in La Jolla, California."