Vikram Seth Biography
In Vikram Seth Biography we will have his age, date of birth, mother, father, siblings, education, qualification, occupation, skills, awards and achievements etc, below:
Name: Vikram Seth
Date of Birth: 20 June 1952
Place of Birth: Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Professions/Occupations: Poet and Novelist
Career, Professions, and Notable Works
Professions/Occupations: Poet and Novelist
Genres: Biography, Children’s Literature, Poetry, Novels, Travel Writing, and Libretto, Non-fiction, Children’s Fiction
Years Active: 1980 to Present
Notable Works: The Golden Gate, An Equal Music, and A Suitable Boy
Website: www.vikramseth.net
Awards and Achievements
Padma Shri (2007) – Literature and Education
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (2005)
EMMA – BT Ethnic and Multicultural Media Award (2001) – for Best Book/Novel for An Equal Music
Crossword Book Award (1999) – for An Equal Music
WH Smith Literary Award (1994) – for A Suitable Boy
Commonwealth Writers Prize (1994) – Overall Winner, Best Book for A Suitable Boy
Sahitya Akademi Award (1988) – for The Golden Gate
Commonwealth Poetry Prize Asia (1985) – for The Humble Administrator’s Garden
Thomas Cook Travel Book Award (1983) – for From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet
Education and Qualification
The Doon School – Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
A-levels – Tonbridge School, England
Philosophy – Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Politics – Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Economics – Corpus Christi College, Oxford
PhD Economics – Stanford University
Family and Relationships
Mother: Leila Seth
Father: Prem Seth
Siblings: Shantum, Aradhana Seth