D. N. "Dan' Mayur is an engineer, financial planner, freelance writer and a world traveler. He is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and has a Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering from the William Marsh Rice University in Houston, Texas, USA. He has worked for Shell Oil and Bechtel in senior capacities managing energy projects in various parts of the world like Mexico, Thailand, India, Saudi Arabia, UK and the USA. He is active on the speaker circuit and has published and presented numerous papers in international meetings and conferences. His current interests include writing on people, places and politics with emphasis on socio-economic issues. He resides in Sugar Land, Texas but splits his time among Sweden, India and the USA.