Nayantara Sahgal
Nayantara Sahgal | |
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Sahgal at a press meeting in 2016 | |
| Born | Nayantara Pandit 10 May 1927 Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (present-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Wellesley College |
| Period | 20th century |
| Genre | Politics, feminism |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award (1985) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2, including Gita Sahgal |
| Parents | Ranjit Sitaram Pandit (father) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (mother) |
| Relatives | Jawaharlal Nehru (uncle) Indira Gandhi (cousin) |
Nayantara Sahgal (née Pandit; born 10 May 1927) is an Indian writer who writes in English. She is a member of the Nehru–Gandhi family, the second of the three daughters born to Jawaharlal Nehru's sister, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.
She was awarded the 1986 Sahitya Akademi Award for her English novel Rich Like Us (1985).