Santha Rama Rau was born on January 24, 1923 in Madras, Madras Presidency, British India as Vasanthi Rama Rau. She was a writer, known for A Passage to India (1984), BBC Play of the Month (1965) and The Merv Griffin Show (1962). She died on April 21, 2009 in Amenia, New York, USA.