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Vikram Seth CBE, FRSL (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.
Jun 16, 2024 · Vikram Seth (born June 20, 1952, Calcutta [now Kolkata], India) is an Indian poet, novelist, and travel writer known for his verse novel The Golden Gate (1986) and his epic novel A Suitable Boy (1993).
The Lightness in All Things | Outlook's Editor Chinki Sinha in Conversation with Vikram Seth
The world is too opaque, distressing and profound. - Sit by Vikram Seth. Outside, the world continued being profound and distressing. It is poet
Outlook India
3 days ago
Rainbow Reads: 6 Books That You Can Read with ‘Pride’!
The month of June is associated with the LGBTQ+ Pride movement. To that purpose, we have handpicked a list of books by renowned Indian authors that will tell our students more about the Month ...
The Telegraph
1 day ago
Vikram Seth talks about his decision to translate the Chalisa, why he waited for over a decade to publish it, why he’s dedicated it to one of his fictional characters from A Suitable Boy, what the Chalisa means to him, how he distinguishes between Hinduism and Hindutva, how he views the Narendra Modi government and, more importantly, Modi himself.
3 days ago · Book. Author Vikram Seth. Sit, drink your coffee here; your work can wait awhile. You're twenty-six, and still have some of life ahead. No need for wit; just talk vacuities, and I'll Reciprocate ...
Jun 22, 2024 · PTI. New Delhi, June 22. Eminent author-poet Vikram Seth on Friday said “we are in a better situation” than a month ago, referring to the results of the 18th Lok Sabha elections, and added ...
Vikram Seth's latest works include Two Lives (2005), a memoir of the marriage of his great uncle and aunt, and Summer Requiem (2015), a book of poems.
A Suitable Boy (1993), an epic of Indian life set in the 1950s, got him the WH Smith Literary Award and the Commonwealth Writers Prize. Vikram Seth is an Indian poet, novelist, travel writer, librettist, children's writer, biographer and memoirist.
As Vikram Seth’s landmark novel, A Suitable Boy, completes 25 years, an exclusive interview with the writer on the book, its much-awaited sequel and his plans for a scheme of books...
Jul 24, 2020 · Vikram Seth's novel A Suitable Boy, a panorama of post-independence, post-separation India comes to the BBC, in an adaptation scripted by Andrew Davies. Vikram explains the story's origin...
Oct 8, 2021 · After the buzz around the BBC’s adaptation of A Suitable Boy, a new collector’s series of Vikram Seth’s poetry puts the spotlight on the author’s poetic accomplishments. Published by Speaking Tiger, the seven volumes showcase the breadth of Seth’s genius and the recurrent patterns in his poems.