For the South Asians in North Texas Oral History Project. Experiences as an immigrant from India settling in the United States. Childhood in India, decision to pursue higher education in the U.S., his traveling experience as well as the opportunities that he earned that allowed him to immigrate, such as the Fulbright Scholarship and earning an assistantship. Ph.D. studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, work at Cornell University and Texas Instruments. Social issues in the U.S. in the late 20th century; encounters with racism, discrimination, and prejudice in Richardson, Texas, from 1966 onwards. Experiences building the first Hindu temple in the DFW Metroplex and establishing the Indian Association of North Texas Society.