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Gita Mehta

1943 - 2023

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Gita Mehta (née Patnaik; 12 December 1943 – 16 September 2023) was an Indian-American writer and documentary filmmaker. As a journalist and documentary filmmaker she frequently covered war and conflict including covering the Bangladesh liberation war of 1971. As an author she published five books which were translated into 21 languages. Her works described aspects of life in India and were intended to interpret the country for a largely western audience. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Gita Mehta is the 7,117th most popular writer (down from 6,266th in 2024), the 1,272nd most popular biography from India (down from 882nd in 2019) and the 139th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among writers, Gita Mehta ranks 7,117 out of 7,302. Before her are Ruth Ozeki, Fabio Volo, Nelly Arcan, Laura Lippman, Jenni Haukio, and Felicitas Hoppe. After her are Ann Patchett, Krishna Hutheesing, Vladimir Arsenijević, Tahereh Mafi, Doris Kearns Goodwin, and Ram Swarup.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Gita Mehta ranks 711. Before her are Phil Bredesen, Barbara Acklin, Ronnie Milsap, Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Warren, and Squire Fridell. After her are Doris Kearns Goodwin, Barry Evans, Andy Roxburgh, Ian Chappell, and Stuart Sim. Among people deceased in 2023, Gita Mehta ranks 586. Before her are Rainer Troppa, Gordon McQueen, Anvar Ibragimov, John Hollins, Zia Mohyeddin, and Phyllis Coates. After her are Gino Mäder, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Walewska Oliveira, Rebecca Blank, Elena Pampoulova, and Lieuwe Westra.

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In India

Among people born in India, Gita Mehta ranks 1,272 out of 1,861. Before her are KK (1968), Anjali (1986), Anushka Shetty (1981), Vishnuvardhan (1950), Anu Malik (1960), and Dalip Tahil (1952). After her are Mahesh Babu (1975), Krishna Hutheesing (1907), Flora Saini (1984), Alia Bhatt (1993), Pooja Bhatt (1972), and Sunita Narain (1961).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Gita Mehta ranks 139. Before her are Aravind Adiga (1974), Urvashi Butalia (1952), Jasodhara Bagchi (1937), Bharati Mukherjee (1940), Shobhaa De (1948), and Kamala Markandaya (1924). After her are Krishna Hutheesing (1907), Ram Swarup (1920), Pankaj Mishra (1969), Sanal Edamaruku (1955), Anita Nair (1966), and Shashi Deshpande (1938).

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