Nayantara Sahgal 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.
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Nayantara Sahgal
said · Apr 4, 2019
We are unique in the world that we are enriched by so many cultures, religions. Now they want to squash us into one culture. So it is a dangerous time.
As quoted in "The Fate of Secularism in India", , April 04, 2019.
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Connected to Nayantara 6
R. K. NarayanAlso won Sahitya Akademi Award in English
Vikram SethAlso won Sahitya Akademi Award in English
Ruskin BondAlso won Sahitya Akademi Award in EnglishKamala SurayyaAlso won Sahitya Akademi Award in English
Amitav GhoshAlso won Sahitya Akademi Award in EnglishAnuradha RoyAlso won Sahitya Akademi Award in EnglishAbout this person
Country
IndiaCategory
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
living
Dates
Born 1927 · age 99
Written about in
21 languages
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