Upadhyay is a professor of creative writing and has previously served as the Director of the Creative Writing Program at Indiana University. He is the first Nepali-born fiction writer writing in English to be published in the West.
Professor Upadhyay is an expert in creative writing and has previously served as the director of the creative writing program at Indiana University.  He is a notable figure, being the first Nepali-born writer to have their work published in the West.