Shri Jaiprakash Agrawal was born on 11 August 1953 in Patna. He received his primary education in Bhagalpur. After graduating in Electrical Engineering from Bhagalpur University in 1978, he started working. He had an inclination towards poetry since the beginning. Despite being an engineer, he always had an interest in literature.Raghuvir Sahay, Muktibodh, Gulzar and Dushyant Kumar are your favourite poets. Currently you are working as an independent consultant. 'Our journey of Life' is his first poetry collection.