Ted Riccardi, also
 the author of The Oriental Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, is a professor 
emeritus in the Department of Middle East and Asian Languages and 
Cultures at Columbia University. He has served as the Counselor of 
Cultural Affairs at the United States Embassy in New Delhi. Ted and his 
wife split their time between New York City and Nepal.
    
    
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