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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

1956 - Today

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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (born Chitralekha Banerjee, 1956) is an Indian-born American author, poet, and the Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of Writing at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program. Her short story collection, Arranged Marriage, won an American Book Award in 1996. Two of her novels (The Mistress of Spices and Sister of My Heart), as well as a short story (The Word Love) were adapted into films. Divakaruni's works are largely set in India and the United States, and often focus on the experiences of South Asian immigrants. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is the 7,187th most popular writer (down from 7,135th in 2024), the 1,330th most popular biography from India (up from 1,332nd in 2019) and the 146th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among writers, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni ranks 7,182 out of 7,302. Before her are George Will. After her are Refaat Alareer, Han Han, Niviaq Korneliussen, Taras Prokhasko, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Lauren Kate, Katja Petrowskaja, Scott Smith, Paul Beatty, Patrick McCabe, and Adriana Lisboa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni ranks 778. Before her are Marques Johnson, Larry Christiansen, Satish Kaushik, James H. Newman, Gregory J. Harbaugh, and Beverley Goddard. After her are S. Scott Bullock, Tony Leon, Joni Huntley, Garry Birtles, Jay C. Buckey, and Peter Shumlin.

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In India

Among people born in India, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni ranks 1,330 out of 1,861. Before her are Nandita Das (1969), Zarina Wahab (1959), Salman Khurshid (1953), Ram Gopal Varma (1962), Gukesh D (2006), and Syed Kirmani (1949). After her are Seeman (1966), Raghubar Das (1955), Bob Woolmer (1948), Padmini Kolhapure (1965), Nisha Agarwal (1989), and Mukul Dev (1970).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni ranks 146. Before her are Krishna Hutheesing (1907), Ram Swarup (1920), Pankaj Mishra (1969), Sanal Edamaruku (1955), Anita Nair (1966), and Shashi Deshpande (1938). After her are K. R. Meera (1970), Ramachandra Guha (1958), Sushmita Banerjee (1964), Meena Alexander (1951), Dinesh D'Souza (1961), and Nirupama Rao (1950).

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