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Nayantara Sahgal (born 10 May 1927) 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 .
Nayantara Sahgal, Indian journalist and novelist whose fiction presents the personal crises of India’s elite amid settings of political upheaval. Her books included Rich like Us, Plans for Departure, Mistaken Identity, and Lesser Breeds.
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Nayantara Sahgal is an Indian writer in English. Her fiction deals with India's elite responding to the crises engendered by political change. She was one of the first female Indian writers in English to receive wide recognition.
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Nayantara Sahgal has written ten novels, three autobiographical works, short stories, and wide-ranging literary and political commentary. She has received the Sahitya Akademi Award, the Sinclair Prize, the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, and an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Leeds.
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Nayantara Sahgal is the author of nine novels, ten works of non-fiction and wide-ranging literary and political commentary. She has received the Sahitya Akademi Award, the Sinclair Prize and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize.
