I was born in Kampala, Uganda, "The Pearl of Africa." Before that, my tribe descended from India and, a thousand years before that, from Persia, the homeland of my Zoroastrian ancestors.

My family immigrated to Vancouver, Canada in 1972 after Idi Amin’s forced exile of the country’s South Asians. That experience led to my first documentary film, “Uganda 1972: The South Asian Expulsion.”

I am grateful for the fine educators who widened my view and deepened my focus. Mr. Mckellar at Mountain Secondary (International Baccalaureate program); Dr. John Pinel at the University of British Columbia (BSc, Psychology); and Dr. Richard Brown at Dalhousie University (PhD, Psychology). Their guidance helped me find the place where natural curiosity collided with personal passion. Today, I am an educator and cognitive scientist at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. My research interests include virtual & augmented realities, evolutionary psychology, human factors, and the scholarship of teaching & learning.

My interests are eclectic: woodworking, vegetable growing, aviation, hiking, and science fiction. With my partner Harleen, we are immersed in raising a wonderful 8-year-old boy.