R. Raj Rao is the author of the iconic novel The Boyfriend, soon to be made into a major motion picture, as well as of the technically accomplished novel Hostel Room 131, and the collection of short stories One Day I Locked My Flat in Soul City. His other work includes poetry, plays, biography, translation and much non-fiction. One of India's leading queer theorists, Rao teaches Indian literature, LGBT literature and creative writing at the University of Pune.
