Ravindra Rao writes under the pseudonym of Haribakth. He is an alumnus of Marathwada University, Aurangabad, India, holding a Master's degree in commerce and a bachelor’s degree in law. He has graduated from Osmania University, Hyderabad. He worked as an IT officer in a Government Bank and put in his papers in 2015, after 34 years of service to pursue his passion, The Bhagavad Gita.