Praveen Kumar has more than three decades of government service in senior levels. He is a poet of five published collections, and an author of two volumes on matters of governance and public interests. He is a familiar face in Indian intellectual circuits. His contributions on these topics to prominent national dailies and periodicals of India and journals like The Indian Journal of Criminology and Criminalistics of MHA, GOI, Delhi were very popular and often sensational due to their innovative and unorthodox thoughts. Born in Mangalore, Praveen Kumar graduated in science from St. Aloysius College, Mangalore, going on to obtain a post-graduate degree in literature from Mysore University. He also holds post-graduate diplomas in business management and cooperation. In his student days, he was also a prize-winning orator and writer. He lives in Bangalore with his wife, Smt. Jayashree, and son, Pratheek. He is a familiar face in national seminars and TV networks in India as a poet and thinker. Stemming from his varied academic background are the lively, far-ranging interests that have compelled him to write on subjects as diverse as matters of public interest and poetry, striking the perfect balance between the pursuit of vocation and avocation. Love & Pride is his sixth collection of poetry.