Early and Personal Life
Born in a conservative family of Kashmiri origin, with ancestral base at Shopian. He was educated at different schools as his father, who was a civil servant, got posted to different places all over Punjab. In spite of achieving top merit in his FSc he opted to study at Nishtar Medical College to a great displeasure of his father. During his university time he was not one of the most regular students, but still managed to achieve top academic scores. Once asked latter in his life about his ambivalent attitude, He remarked, "They didn't cater for my needs". His education in the UK was marked by his training by his mentor. He often confessed to the great influence of his mentor, after whom he modeled himself. There he met his wife to be. He is an active writer of English short stories and philosophical essays.
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