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Raja Rao (1908-2006) was a novelist, short story writer, essayist and professor who explored metaphysics and Indian culture in his works. He won the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1988 and wrote Gandhi's biography in 1998.
Raja Rao (born November 8, 1908, Hassan, Mysore [now Karnataka], India—died July 8, 2006, Austin, Texas, U.S.) was an author who was among the most significant Indian novelists writing in English during the middle decades of the 20th century.
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Raja Rao. “ [ Raja Rao is] perhaps the most brilliant—and certainly the most interesting—writer of modern India.” —Santha Rama Rau, as quoted in “The Quality of Presence” ( WLT 62, Autumn 1988) Raja Rao (1908–2006) was born in Hassan, in what is now Karnataka in South India.
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Jul 15, 2006 · Raja Rao, an internationally renowned novelist who was among the first major Indian writers to cajole the English language into conveying the distinctive cadences of his native country, died on...
Learn about the life and works of Raja Rao, one of the most important twentieth century Indo-English novelists. Explore his themes of East-West encounter, spiritual quest, and Indian philosophy in his novels and short stories.
Nov 8, 2019 · Raja Rao was one of the founding pillars of Indian writing in English who tried to incorporate Indian metaphysics and philosophy into his fictional work.
Learn about Raja Rao, a pioneer of Indian fiction in English, who explored the metaphysical and linguistic aspects of writing. Find his unpublished works, essays, correspondence, and tribute on this site sponsored by The Raja Rao Publication Project.
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