Sudha Koul

Sudha Koul was born in Kashmir. She received her Bachelor's and Master's in Political Science from the Universityof Jammu & Kashmir after which she taught Political Science at Lady Shri Ram College in New Delhi. Koul then joined the government when she became the first woman from the state of Jammu & Kashmir to be selected as an officer of the Indian Administrative Service. After marriage she moved to the United States and raised a family. Sudha Koul joined The Institute of Semitic Studies in Princeton, New Jersey, as Manager. In this position she was Project Director for joint projects with Princeton University. She has since guest lectured at Princeton University, Bowdoin College, and Seton Hall University. In 1983, Koul founded Cashmir, Inc., a publishing company. For the last 20 years she has been the President of Cashmir, Inc., and has written and published two books - Curries without Worries-an introduction to Indian Cuisine (Warner Books) and Come with me to India on a Wondrous Voyage through Time. Her latest book - The Tiger Ladies-a Memoir of Kashmir - (2002) has been published by Beacon Press in the U.S. and Hodder Headline in the U.K.