Haresh grew up in Nottingham. (PROSE: The Day of the Clown) As a child, Haresh loved school. He enjoyed it so much that he wanted to become a teacher. (TV: The Empty Planet) When Haresh got a job at the history department at a school in Camden he left his home and moved to London. (PROSE: The Day of the Clown) He first met his future wife, Gita, in a museum; she was taking refuge from the rain. (TV: The Curse of Clyde Langer) When they married they honeymooned in Brussels, which Haresh enjoyed but Gita did not. (TV: The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith) Later the family moved to Danemouth. (TV: The Mad Woman in the Attic)