Born in Calcutta, India, Debu Majumdar came to the U.S. in 1964 to do graduate work and received a doctorate degree in physics. His book From the Ganges to the Snake River was first published by Idaho State University and then by Caxton Press in 2000; it interweaves Indian culture with North-West American reality. His children's book Viku and the Elephant was published in 2011. He currently writes Op-Ed Columns for two Idaho newspapers. He lives with his wife in Idaho Falls, Idaho.