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Vikram Seth was born to Prem Seth and his wife Leila Seth, on 20 June 1952, in Calcutta (now renamed Kolkata) located in the state of West Bengal in India. His father was an executive with Bata shoe company, while his mother was a judge.
Vikram Seth is among the most celebrated Indian novelists and poets. He was born on 20 th of June 1952 in Kolkata to Leila, a court judge, and Prem Seth, a shoe company executive. He has his roots in Punjab.
Vikram Seth was born on Friday, 20 June 1952 ( age 71 years; as of 2023) in Calcutta (now Kolkata). His zodiac sign is Gemini. He did his schooling from St. Michael’s High School, Patna, St. Xavier’s High School, Patna, Welham Boys’ School, Dehradun, and the Doon School in Dehradun. From the Doon School, he won a scholarship to Tonbridge ...
Vikram Seth (1952-) Vikram Seth (pronounced "sate") is one of the most accomplished and exciting of contemporary writers. His oeuvre is characterized by its variety and its stylistic range: among other things, he has written volumes of poetry, a travel book, a verse novel, a libretto, the longest single-volume prose novel in the English language, and a collection of verse fables for children.
The Golden Gate (1986) is the first novel by poet and novelist Vikram Seth. The work is a novel in verse composed of 590 Onegin stanzas (sonnets written in iambic tetrameter, with the rhyme scheme following the AbAbCCddEffEgg pattern of Eugene Onegin). It was inspired by Charles Johnston's translation of Pushkin's Eugene Onegin.
May 11, 2018 · Seth, Vikram (1952– ) Indian novelist. He came to attention with his award-winning 1983 travelogue, From Heaven Lake . His epic A Suitable Boy (1993) is one of the longest novels in English.
Nov 27, 2020 · Vikram Seth: India's gay sex ban is against our tradition of tolerance. 'Incensed' author says Indian supreme court reinstatement of law curtailing LGBT rights is an attack on millions of people ...
