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Also Known As Kamala Taylor • Kamala Purnaiya
Born 1924 • India
Died May 16, 2004 (aged 80) • London • England
Notable Works “Nectar in a Sieve” • “Some Inner Fury”
Indian writer Khushwant Singh in his study
Khushwant Singh
Indian writer
Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy
Indian author and activist
Bengali author and scholar Nirad C. Chaudhuri
Nirad C. Chaudhuri
Bengali author and scholar
Indian-born writer Amitav Ghosh
Amitav Ghosh
Indian-born writer
R.K. Narayan
R.K. Narayan
Indian author
Mulk Raj Anand
Mulk Raj Anand
Indian author
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore
Bengali poet
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Indian author
Vikram Seth
Vikram Seth
Indian author
Kamala Das
Indian author
Anita Desai
Indian author
Qurratulain Hyder
Indian writer
Bana
Indian writer
Nayantara Sahgal
Indian journalist and author
Bhai Vir Singh
Indian writer and theologian
Premchand
Premchand
Indian author
O.V. Vijayan
Indian cartoonist and writer
Violet Martin
Irish writer
Edith Somerville
Irish writer
Witi Ihimaera
New Zealand author