"Born and raised in Bangalore (Vikram's first love!), Vikram completed his schooling in Bangalore at the Sri Aurobindo Memorial School and Bishop Cotton Boys' School. He thereafter moved to the fascinating town of Pilani to obtain a Bachelors in Engineering in Electronics and a Masters in Mathematics from one of India's most reputed schools, BITS-Pilani. He then went on to obtain an MBA in Finance from S P Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai. Vikram has worked in many leading multinational firms like GE Money and Citibank and currently is a Team Leader with a information technology company in Bangalore.
Vikram's first book, Splendours of Royal Mysore: The Untold Story of the Wodeyars (Rupa & Co, 2008) has been widely acclaimed across India. The book traces the 600 year long history of Mysore, its royal family and culture. It has been termed as one of the most definitive accounts on the Mysore royal family in recent times. His second book ""My Name is Gauhar Jaan!"" - The Life and Times of a Musician (Rupa& Co, 2010) is the biography of Gauhar Jaan, India's first classical musician to record on the gramophone. The book has been hailed by several luminaries in India and abroad - ranging from Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Shri Shyam Benegal, Smt Rajashree Birla to renowned maestros like Pt. Jasraj, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Smt Girija Devi, Pt. Shivkumar Sharma, Smt Shubha Mudgal and others. The book also won the prestigious ARSC (Association of Recorded Sound Collections) International Award for Excellence in Historical Research, the first Indian book to have ever won this honour. Vikram's third book Voice of the Veena: S Balachander - A Biography (Rupa & Co, 2012) narrates the story of eminent Veena maestro late Padmabhushan Dr. S Balachander."