Frank Simoes (1937–2002) was an Indian writer and pioneering advertising executive who was the first Indian to set up his own advertising agency. He initially worked for advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather before setting up his own company; his campaigns included work for Only Vimal, Raymonds, Taj Hotels, Liberty Shirts, and

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. He quit advertising while still successful in the 1970s. He sold his firm, and moved to

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

to become a writer. He began his career as a writer with ''

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''. After his initial foray into writing, he began to have his articles published fairly regularly. Malavika Sanghvi wrote in her column in ''The Times'':

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