global nomad: travels and travails

Dan Mayur is an engineer, financial planner, and a freelance writer. He is a graduate of IIT Bombay and has a PhD in chemical engineering from Rice University in Houston, Texas. He has had a distinguished career in industry and has worked for Shell Oil and Bechtel Corporation in senior management capacities in various parts of the world. He is active on the speaker circuit and has presented numerous talks in international conferences. This is Dan’s fifth book. His earlier books, Mumbai to Stockholm via New York-Reflections of a Globetrotter, SamajRang, Living Dreams, and The Four Ls-a Memoir have been acclaimed by his readers around the world. Dan is an avid traveler and has traversed the globe several times for work and pleasure. His interests include writing on people, places, and politics. He is also a connoisseur of the performing arts and a recognized critic of Indian classical music, theater, dance, and movies. His reviews are widely read and appreciated. International in spirit, he resides in the plane, an airport lounge, or his family home in Sugar Land, Texas. He can be reached at danmayur@hotmail.com