Pardu Ponnapalli was born in India. His parents moved back and forth between the United States and India while he was a child. They finally settled in Canada in 1970, where he lived for a number of years.
After studying at university for many years, he graduated with a doctorate in Physics. He moved to the United States in 1992 and ended up in the lucrative and rapidly expanding IT industry.
He lives in Maryland with his wife Mona, his son Krishna, his dogs Buttercup, Champion and his cat Boots. He is now the proud author of 24 books on topics ranging from a new version of chess to favorite quotes. His latest works include "Our Swiss Cheese Universe- a 24 dimensional Theory of Everything" and "September 19th, 2039: A Dark Turn". His career as an author started with the book "Just a Bunch of Crazy Ideas" , published in 2010.
His interests include science fiction, politics, science, chess and he is an active reader of many different types of books and a proud member of the Stoney Spring Book Club, where a number of genres are explored.