Initially, Muhammad Kamran Rifat had done Masters in Financefrom Punjab University Lahore. But due to over-riding inclinationstowards creative writing, he did not pursue the finance career. Hisfather, senior journalist and article writer, Muhammad Zahid Rifat dulyencouraged him to continue with creative writing and write articles. Hisarticles were published in leading English dailies of Pakistan " TheNation" and " The Post". Now he has more than 12 yearsexperience of writing articles and short stories. In pursuance of pressingurge for creative writing, Kamran joined Kingston University in London andhas done Masters in Creative Writing from there. Based on his experienceof writing articles and short stories, he tried his talent in writing a novel.The result was his first novel "In Quest" which he got self-publishedto carry things further on. Through his writings, he tries to focus on andhighlight the rich philosophy of Sufism and the lives of seldom discussed affluentPakistanis. "The Broken Cup" is his second presentation which he hopes will be liked, appreciated and enjoyed by the readers.