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Ved Mehta

Indian-American writer (1934-2021) · India · On the map · Writers · Died at 86

Ved Parkash Mehta was an Indian-born writer who lived and worked mainly in the United States. Blind from an early age, Mehta is best known for an autobiography published in installments from 1972 to 2004. He wrote for The New Yorker for many years.

Ved Mehta is read about 20 times a day, in 8 languages.

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2021Died9 January 20212009Fellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureAward1982MacArthur Fellows ProgramAward1971Guggenheim FellowshipAward1934Born21 March 1934