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Also Known As Nayantara Pandit Sahgal
Born May 10, 1927 (age 97) • Prayagraj • India
Notable Works “A Situation in New Delhi” • “Day of Reckoning: Stories” • “Lesser Breeds” • “Mistaken Identity” • “Plans for Departure” • “Point of View: A Personal Response to Life, Literature, and Politics” • “Prison and Chocolate Cake” • “Relationship, Extracts from a Correspondence” • “Rich like Us” • “The Day in Shadow” • “The Fate of Butterflies” • “When the Moon Shines by Day”
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