Book: Golden Gate The author, Vikram Seth directed by Anne freedgood, his editor, To draft a vita, he has selected facts for her: In '52 born in Calcutta, Was heard to utter first rhymes "Cat, " "Mat" at age of three, A student of Demography and economics, he has written Heaven Lake, a travel book based on a journey he once took through Sinkiang and Tibet, unbitten at last by wanderlust and rhyme, he keeps pacific standard time.