David Charles Manners enjoyed an eclectic education in Epsom, Lichfield, Paris, Frankfurt, Stockholm and Kalimpong. He is a writer, musician, yoga teacher and physical therapist who has worked with the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, English National Opera and the Jerwood Young Artists' Programme. He is also the co-founder of Sarva, a charity that cares for socially excluded individuals and communities on the Indian subcontinent. For the past twenty-one years, David has spent his life between the Sussex Downs and the Bengal Himalaya. www.davidcharlesmanners.com @DCManners