12 Facts About Richard Crasta

Richard Crasta is an Indian American writer and novelist.

Richard Crasta grew up in Mangalore, lived in the United States for twenty years, mostly in the New York metropolitan area, and now spends much of his time in Asia.

Richard Crasta, son of the late John Baptist Crasta and Christine Crasta, was born in Bangalore, India.

Richard Crasta completed his Bachelor of Arts in Economics, History and Political Science from the University of Mysore in 1972.

Richard Crasta was eventually accepted into the Indian Administrative Service, through which he became the Assistant Commissioner and Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Chickballapur Subdivision in Kolar district and Belgaum Subdivision in Belgaum district.

Richard Crasta later served in the IAS for four years.

Richard Crasta travelled to the United States in 1979, enrolling in the American University in Washington, DC.

Richard Crasta worked for a New York literary agency and taught English at a New York college through 1981, and completed his Master of Arts degree in Literature and Communication.

Richard Crasta received his Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 1987.

Richard Crasta began his novel The Revised Kamasutra: A Novel of Colonialism and Desire while taking courses at Columbia University.

Richard Crasta edited and contributed to essays Eaten by the Japanese: The Memoirs of an Unknown Indian Soldier, by John Baptist Richard Crasta, his father, in India in 1998.

Ideologically, Richard Crasta describes himself as "a profound, all-round sceptic whose religion is literature, laughter, and love".