Seth, Vikram

Vikram Seth
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Name	Seth, Vikram Gender: M
born on	20 June 1952 at 15:00 (= 3:00 PM )
Place	Kolkata, India, 22n34, 88e22
Timezone	IST h5e30 (is standard time)
Data source	From memory Rodden Rating A Collector: Seth
Astrology data	28°59' 06°32 Asc. 14°53'

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Vikram Seth (2009)
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Biography

Indian novelist and poet, author of several books, and recipient of several awards including Padma Shri, Sahitya Akademi Award, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, WH Smith Literary Award and Crossword Book Award. Seth's collections of poetry such as Mappings and Beastly Tales are notable contributions to the Indian English language poetry canon.

His father, Prem Nath Seth, was an executive of Liberty Shoes and his mother, Leila Seth, a barrister by training, became the first female Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.

Having lived in London for many years, Seth maintains residences near Salisbury, England, where he is a participant in local literary and cultural events, having brought and renovated the house of the Anglican poet George Herbert in 1996, and in Jaipur, India.

In 2006, he became a leader of the campaign against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, a law against homosexuality. His mother has written about Seth's sexuality and her coming to terms with it in her memoir.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Relationships

• child->parent relationship with Seth, Leila (born 20 October 1930)

• sibling relationship with Seth, Aradhana (born 10 April 1962)

• sibling relationship with Seth, Shantum (born 15 April 1957)

Events

• Death of Mother 5 May 2017 (Leila Seth)
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Source Notes

From Ashish Seth by email: "20 June 1952; Time of birth: 15:00 p.m. (Around 3 p.m.); Place of birth: Calcutta; Source notes: The birth details of Vikram Seth, as shared by a relative to me in 2017."

Categories

• Family : Childhood : Family noted

• Passions : Sexuality : Bi-Sexual

• Vocation : Politics : Activist/ political (LGBT-rights activist)

• Vocation : Writers : Children's literature

• Vocation : Writers : Fiction (Novelist)

• Vocation : Writers : Poet

• Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction (Travel)

• Notable : Awards : Public Service (Padma Shri)

• Notable : Awards : Vocational award