Anoop Chandola was born and raised in a Himalayan priestly family of India. Before coming to the U.S.A. he was educated at the universities of Allahabad and Lucknow. His last two degrees in linguistics include an M.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago
He has taught Indian literatures, cultures, and religions at several universities in India and the U.S.A. including Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University, the M.S. University of Baroda, University of California at Berkeley, University of Washington at Seattle, University of Texas at Austin, and University of Wisconsin at Madison. Now he is Professor Emeritus of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona. He is a member of numerous professional associations including the American Anthropological Association, Association for Asian Studies, Linguistic Society of America, and Linguistic Society of India.
He lives in Tucson, U.S.A., with his wife Sudha. He is a frequent guest lecturer on Hinduism.
