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Amitav Ghosh is a writer, novelist, journalist born in Calcutta (India).
Amitav Ghosh (born 11 July 1956) is an Indian writer. He won the 54th Jnanpith award in 2018, India's highest literary honour. Ghosh's ambitious novels use complex narrative strategies to probe the nature of national and personal identity, particularly of the people of India and South Asia. He has written historical fiction and non-fiction works discussing topics such as colonialism and climate change. Ghosh studied at The Doon School, Dehradun, and earned a doctorate in social anthropology at the University of Oxford. He worked at the Indian Express newspaper in New Delhi and several academic institutions. His first novel, The Circle of Reason, was published in 1986, which he followed with later fictional works, including The Shadow Lines and The Glass Palace.
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| Born | 11 July 1956, Calcutta |
| Profession | writer, novelist, journalist |
| Nationality | India |
| Employer | Harvard University, City University of New York |
| Educated at | The Doon School, St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, St Edmund Hall, Delhi School of Economics |
| Spouse | Deborah Baker |
| Awards | Arthur C. Clarke Award, Erasmus Prize, Dan David Prize, Ananda Puraskar, Prix Médicis étranger, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Asian American Literary Awards, Padma Shri in literature and |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Leo |
| Nakshatra | Magha (Pada 3) |
| Sun Sign | Gemini |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Virgo |
| Birth data reliability | Uncertain |
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Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa). Exact birth time is not publicly recorded, so noon local time was used. The Moon changes Nakshatra about once a day, so the Nakshatra and Ascendant shown may differ if the true birth time is different.
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Amitav Ghosh was born on 11 July 1956 in Calcutta. Sources disagree about, or do not verify, this person’s birth details. Treat this chart as indicative only.
Amitav Ghosh's Moon sign (Rashi) is Leo and the Nakshatra is Magha, pada 3, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
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