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Geetanjali Shree

1957 - Today

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Geetanjali Shree (Hindi pronunciation: [giːt̪ãːˈd͡ʒəlɪ ʃɾiː]; born 12 June 1957), also known as Geetanjali Pandey, is an Indian Hindi-language novelist and short-story writer based in New Delhi, India. She is the author of several short stories and five novels. Her 2000 novel Mai was shortlisted for the Crossword Book Award in 2001, while its English translation by Nita Kumar was published by Niyogi Books in 2017. In 2022, her novel Ret Samadhi (2018), translated into English as Tomb of Sand by Daisy Rockwell, won the International Booker Prize. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Geetanjali Shree is the 6,712th most popular writer (down from 6,543rd in 2019), the 1,085th most popular biography from India (down from 961st in 2019) and the 127th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among writers, Geetanjali Shree ranks 6,712 out of 7,302. Before her are José Luís Peixoto, Anthony E. Zuiker, Nikolay Abramov, Thomas MacDonagh, Ellen Kushner, and Sylvain Tesson. After her are Jeff VanderMeer, Joel Surnow, Cheryl Strayed, Philip Freneau, Andrey Malakhov, and Julia Phillips.

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Among people born in 1957, Geetanjali Shree ranks 652. Before her are Yuji Tsukada, Mitchell Baker, Roberto Accornero, Russell Simmons, Lorrie Moore, and Sophie Wilson. After her are Fabio Dal Zotto, Scott J. Horowitz, Dennis Brown, Johnny Chan, Juan Carlos Arteche, and Gaspar Llamazares.

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In India

Among people born in India, Geetanjali Shree ranks 1,085 out of 1,861. Before her are Dorabji Tata (1859), Rabri Devi (1956), Sanjay Leela Bhansali (1963), Leila Seth (1930), Saroj Khan (1948), and Padmaja Naidu (1900). After her are Gulshan Kumar (1956), Ashok Gehlot (1951), Silk Smitha (1960), Sudha Chandran (1965), Twinkle Khanna (1974), and K. Balachander (1930).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Geetanjali Shree ranks 127. Before her are Rohinton Mistry (1952), Sahir Ludhianvi (1921), Ravindra Kelekar (1925), Nambi Narayanan (1941), Kaifi Azmi (1919), and Nayantara Sahgal (1927). After her are Toru Dutt (1856), Rahat Indori (1950), Kiran Desai (1971), Rupi Kaur (1992), Raja Rao (1908), and Aravind Adiga (1974).

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