Life
Suraiya spent a good chunk of his life in Kolkata, where he grew up. He worked with The Statesmen, and its youth magazine the Junior Statesmen, serving as associate editor. He later moved to New Delhi, joined the Times Of India, and lived in Vasant Kunj for a while before relocating to Gurgaon, where he currently lives with his wife Bunny. He also adopted a stray dog called Brindle, who died.
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