Vikram seth biography summary
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Vikram Seth: The Best Indian Novelist and Poet
Indian poet, novelist, and travel writer Vikram Seth was born in Calcutta [now Kolkata], India, on June 20, He is renowned for his verse novel The Golden Gate () and his epic novel A Suitable Boy (). Vikram Seth, the son of a judge and a businessman, was brought up in both India and London. Prem Nath Seth was his father, and his mother, Leila Seth, was a trained lawyer. His mother served as the first female judge of the Delhi High Court and the first-ever woman to hold the position of Chief Justice of a state High Court in India. Prem Nath Seth worked as an executive for Bata Shoes. Vikram Seth graduated from Corpus Christi College in Oxford after attending prestigious Indian schools. In , he graduated with a master&#;s in economics from Stanford University in the United States. He then went on to Nanjing University in China to further his education. He made his way back to India in and settled in New Delhi with his family. Talking abo
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Vikram Seth
on Aug 23,
About
Vikram Seth is among the most celebrated Indian novelists and poets. He was born on 20th of June in Kolkata to Leila, a court judge, and Prem Seth, a shoe company executive. He has his roots in Punjab. He traveled a lot with his family as a child from Batanagar to Danpur to London.
Education
He received his early education from St. Xavier’s High School in India. Seth went back to England and during his A-levels he developed interest in kinesisk language and poetry. He received degrees in Economics, Philosophy and Politics from Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Seth moved to California in pursuit of Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University but couldn’t complete the course. His interest in economic field had dried out and gradually developed in writing. Afterwards, he studied creative writing at Stanford University and classical kinesisk poetry at Nanjing University.
Work
Seth has experimented with a number of genres in wr
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