Vikas Parihar lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He graduated with a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, specializing in System Design, Power Systems, and Control Systems from California State University, Los Angeles. He studied Management, Leadership, and Negotiation at Harvard Business School and the MIT Sloan School of Management in Massachusetts. He is the author of short stories, poems, songs, novellas, and novels.
He started writing at the age of 14. His first poem was an existential observation of his surroundings and an inquiry about the absolute. Many of the poems included in his collections were written over the last two decades.
His published works include nine poetry collections: "The Elements of Beauty," "The Beautiful Memories," "A Love Letter to Time," "Poems for Young Eyes and Curious Minds," "A River in My Heart," "The Poems and the Poet," "Time," "The Poems of Everyday," and "The Absolute, the Cause of All Causes: Lord Krishna, His Devotees, and His Abode," as well as a short story collection, "The Modern Man." His works have received positive reviews and admiration from Readers' Favorite, Kirkus Reviews, and Publishers Weekly's BookLife.
His books are available in twelve countries on Amazon websites, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Japan, Canada, and Australia. His books are also sold in the United Kingdom by Waterstones Booksellers.