Vikram Seth

Vikram Seth (born 20 June 1952) is an Indian novelist and poet. He has written several novels and poetry books. He has won several awards such as 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. Provided by Wikipedia