Maharaj Kaul was born in Kashmir, India, where he spent his childhood and boyhood. He graduated from Banaras University, India in electrical engineering and went on to Polytechnic Institute Of New York for the masters degree. He is the author of "Inclinations And Reality: The Search For The Absolute", "Meditation On Time, Destruction And Injustice: The Tribulations Of Kashmiri Pandits", and "Life With Father". He retired from engineering after forty years of work and lives in Suffern, New York.