NeelMadhav, Doctorate in Mathematics, is by profession, an academician, but by passion, a pro-lific writer. A columnist and an essayist, he has been writing since his school days. His articles and poems have been published in reputed magazines, and his first anthology of poems titled Deodate was published in1993. He has won awards for his poems, particularly from the USA. As an academician, he has also written subject books, which are being used in colleges. Besides English, he has also penned his works in Tamil. He is a lyricist, dramatist and a musician who can compose and set tunes. His stories and articles pertain to such themes as human welfare and socio-economic upliftment, to bring about change for the better and reformation. As an educa-tionist, he believes students must equip themselves every way to face the challenges of life, keep success and failure in equipoise and strive towards their goals, not letting failure overpower them. His works will go on unabated and relentlessly to give the best to his readers.