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Kamala Markandaya

1924 - 2004

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Kamala Markandaya (23 June 1924 – 16 May 2004), pseudonym of Kamala Purnaiya, married name Kamala Taylor, was a British Indian novelist and journalist. She has been called "one of the most important Indian novelists writing in English". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Kamala Markandaya is the 7,103rd most popular writer (down from 6,929th in 2024), the 1,258th most popular biography from India (down from 1,148th in 2019) and the 138th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kamala Markandaya ranks 7,103 out of 7,302. Before her are Helena Janeczek, Shobhaa De, Navid Kermani, Nina Bouraoui, Amir Hetsroni, and James Gould Cozzens. After her are Cheikh Tidiane Gaye, Ilze Liepa, Saša Stanišić, Andrea Levy, Andy Rooney, and Douglas Murray.

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Among people born in 1924, Kamala Markandaya ranks 509. Before her are Sarah Caldwell, Earl Palmer, Harry Schwarz, Ella Mae Morse, Peggy Cass, and Jonathan Frid. After her are Tony Britton, and Han Xu. Among people deceased in 2004, Kamala Markandaya ranks 345. Before her are FannyAnn Eddy, Johnny Warren, Alphonso Ford, Mikael Ljungberg, Richard Sainct, and Sergejs Žoltoks. After her are Terje Bakken, Murder of Gurgen Margaryan, Hicham Zerouali, Soundarya, Oleksandr Beresch, and Viktor Zubarev.

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In India

Among people born in India, Kamala Markandaya ranks 1,258 out of 1,861. Before her are Raghuram Rajan (1963), Shobhaa De (1948), Reshma (1947), Raman Singh (1952), Reena Roy (1957), and Sonu Sood (1973). After her are Nawazuddin Siddiqui (1974), Tina Datta (1986), Gauhar Khan (1983), Deepti Naval (1952), Ahmed Rushdi (1934), and Akhilesh Yadav (1973).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Kamala Markandaya ranks 138. Before her are Raja Rao (1908), Aravind Adiga (1974), Urvashi Butalia (1952), Jasodhara Bagchi (1937), Bharati Mukherjee (1940), and Shobhaa De (1948). After her are Gita Mehta (1943), Krishna Hutheesing (1907), Ram Swarup (1920), Pankaj Mishra (1969), Sanal Edamaruku (1955), and Anita Nair (1966).

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