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Vikram Seth

Indian novelist and poet

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  • Momentum3.4
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  • Age
    74
    Born 1952
  • Known for
    Little John
    2001
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Updated 2026-06-21

Vikram Seth is an Indian novelist and poet. The author of three novels and several collections of poetry, he is a recipient of the Padma Shri, a Sahitya Akademi Award, the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, the WH Smith Literary Award and the Crossword Book Award. Seth's collections of poetry such as Mappings and Beastly Tales are notable contributions to the Indian English language poetry canon, and he is regarded as the greatest Indian writer in English of all time.

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Completeness75.0
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