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Vikram Seth

1952 - Today

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Vikram Seth (born 20 June 1952) is an Indian novelist and poet. He has written several novels and poetry books. He has won several awards such as Padma Shri, Sahitya Akademi Award, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, WH Smith Literary Award and Crossword Book Award. Seth's collections of poetry such as Mappings and Beastly Tales are notable contributions to the Indian English language poetry canon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vikram Seth is the 6,313th most popular writer (down from 6,140th in 2019), the 926th most popular biography from India (down from 835th in 2019) and the 118th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Vikram Seth ranks 6,313 out of 7,302. Before him are Abby Mann, Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen, Eric Van Lustbader, Sheila Jeffreys, Andrew Davies, and Barbara Pym. After him are Karin Alvtegen, John Clellon Holmes, Christopher Smart, Rosa María Britton, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and Max Hastings.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Vikram Seth ranks 623. Before him are Angela Cartwright, John Toll, Ute Hommola, Carlos Gómez, Dick Schoenaker, and Bernard de Dryver. After him are Michèle Jacot, Adrian Biddle, John Barrasso, Mirandinha, Marina Solodkin, and John Cornyn.

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In India

Among people born in India, Vikram Seth ranks 926 out of 1,861. Before him are E. M. S. Namboodiripad (1909), Bhumi Pednekar (1989), Mah Laqa Bai (1768), Neetu Singh (1958), Yashwant Sinha (1937), and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (1941). After him are Saira Banu (1944), Subramanian Swamy (1939), Joseph Parecattil (1912), Amit Shah (1964), Ravi Zacharias (1946), and Sumitra Mahajan (1943).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Vikram Seth ranks 118. Before him are Buddhadeb Dasgupta (1944), Ali Sardar Jafri (1913), Sarojini Sahoo (1956), Shrilal Shukla (1925), Ruskin Bond (1934), and Mah Laqa Bai (1768). After him are Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi (1907), Nabaneeta Dev Sen (1938), Rohinton Mistry (1952), Sahir Ludhianvi (1921), Ravindra Kelekar (1925), and Nambi Narayanan (1941).

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