Vatsala Sperling, Ph.D., a native of India, is a doctor of clinical microbiology. She learned these stories at her mother’s feet and enjoys introducing them to children of the Western world. She is the author of A Marriage Made in Heaven, How Ganesh Got His Elephant Head, and How Parvati Won the Heart of Shiva and lives in Vermont with her husband and son. Pieter Weltevrede began his artistic studies with Harish Johari in 1977 and also studied with Shri Chandra Bal. He lives in Holland with his wife and two children and travels to India annually.