Writer and activist Vasu Murti was born and raised in Southern California in a family of South Indian brahmins. He holds degrees in Physics and Applied Mathematics from the University of California. He has written articles on a number of different topics, including secularism, science versus religion, animal rights, nuclear power, handgun control, Buddhism, abortion, illegal immigration and drug legalization. He has been a regular contributor to Harmony: Voices for a Just Future, a "consistent-ethic" periodical on the religious Left, and to Stanislaus Connections, a peace and justice paper out of Modesto, CA. Vasu is a "card-carrying" member of the ACLU, Feminists For Life and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
