Jonathan Gil Harris (1963 - ) was born in New Zealand, completed his PhD at the University of Sussex in England, and taught in the US for more than 20 years. He now lives in India. He is the author of several books on English Renaissance literature, drama, and culture, including "Foreign Bodies and the Body Politic," "Sick Economies," "Marvellous Repossessions," "Shakespeare and Literary Theory," and "Untimely Matter in the Time of Shakespeare," which was selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2009. Harris also served as associate editor of Shakespeare Quarterly. Since moving to India, his work has focused on the cultures of the subcontinent before the age of British colonialism. His most recent books are "Indography" (2012) and "The First Firangis: How to Be Authentically Indian" (2014).