WRITER

Nayantara Sahgal

1927 - Today

Nayantara Sahgal

Nayantara Sahgal (née Pandit; born 10 May 1927) is an Indian writer who writes in English. She is a member of the Nehru–Gandhi family, the second of the three daughters born to Jawaharlal Nehru's sister, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit. She was awarded the 1986 Sahitya Akademi Award for her English novel Rich Like Us (1985). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Nayantara Sahgal is the 6,659th most popular writer (up from 6,720th in 2024), the 1,044th most popular biography from India (down from 1,038th in 2019) and the 126th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nayantara Sahgal ranks 6,657 out of 7,302. Before her are David Foenkinos, Johanna Sinisalo, Andrus Kivirähk, and Joe Medicine Crow. After her are Wayne C. Booth, Man Haron Monis, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, James Weldon Johnson, Muhsin Hendricks, Camilla Grebe, Hanan al-Shaykh, and N. K. Jemisin.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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David Foenkinos
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 6,653
Johanna Sinisalo
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 6,654
Andrus Kivirähk
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 6,655
Joe Medicine Crow
1913 - 2016
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 6,656
Nayantara Sahgal
1927 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 6,657
Wayne C. Booth
1921 - 2005
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 6,658
Man Haron Monis
1964 - 2014
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 6,659
Letitia Elizabeth Landon
1802 - 1838
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 6,660
James Weldon Johnson
1871 - 1938
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 6,661
Muhsin Hendricks
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 6,662
Camilla Grebe
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 6,663
Hanan al-Shaykh
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 6,664
N. K. Jemisin
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 6,665

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Nayantara Sahgal ranks 477. Before her are Sylvia Fedoruk, Cleo Laine, Ann Gillis, Connie Kay, Hank Ballard, and Robert Bork. After her are Sada Thompson, Patsy Mink, Eddie Sachs, Jim Fuchs, Lois Nettleton, and Dick Hyman.

Others Born in 1927

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Sylvia Fedoruk
PHYSICIST
1927 - 2012
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 471
Cleo Laine
SINGER
1927 - 2025
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 472
Ann Gillis
ACTOR
1927 - 2018
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 473
Connie Kay
MUSICIAN
1927 - 1994
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 474
Hank Ballard
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2003
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 475
Robert Bork
LAWYER
1927 - 2012
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 476
Nayantara Sahgal
WRITER
1927 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 477
Sada Thompson
ACTOR
1927 - 2011
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 478
Patsy Mink
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2002
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 479
Eddie Sachs
RACING DRIVER
1927 - 1964
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 480
Jim Fuchs
ATHLETE
1927 - 2010
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 481
Lois Nettleton
ACTOR
1927 - 2008
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 482
Dick Hyman
MUSICIAN
1927 - Present
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 483

In India

Among people born in India, Nayantara Sahgal ranks 1,043 out of 1,861. Before her are Amala Paul (1991), Subhash Ghai (1945), Padma Subrahmanyam (1943), Hira Devi Waiba (1940), and Divya Bharti (1974). After her are Zubeida (1911), Ramanathan Krishnan (1937), Surekha Sikri (1945), Usha Uthup (1947), Mahie Gill (1975), Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar (1930), and Simi Garewal (1947).

Others born in India

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Amala Paul
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 1,038
Subhash Ghai
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 1,039
Padma Subrahmanyam
DANCER
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 1,040
Hira Devi Waiba
SINGER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 1,041
Divya Bharti
ACTOR
1974 - 1993
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 1,042
Nayantara Sahgal
WRITER
1927 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 1,043
Zubeida
ACTOR
1911 - 1988
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 1,044
Ramanathan Krishnan
TENNIS PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 1,045
Surekha Sikri
ACTOR
1945 - 2021
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 1,046
Usha Uthup
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 1,047
Mahie Gill
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 1,048
Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - 2012
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 1,049
Simi Garewal
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 1,050