Nayantara Sahgal

Nayantara Sahgal (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.

Nayantara Sahgal
Sahgal at a press meeting in 2016
Born (1927-05-10) 10 May 1927
Allahabad, United Provinces, British India
OccupationWriter
NationalityIndian
Alma materWellesley College
Period20th century
GenrePolitics, feminism
Notable awardsSahitya Akademi Award (1985)
Spouse
Gautam Sahgal
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(m. 1949; div. 1967)​
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    (m. 1979; died 2003)​
    Children2, including Gita Sahgal
    ParentsRanjit Sitaram Pandit (father)
    Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (mother)
    RelativesJawaharlal Nehru (uncle)
    Indira Gandhi (cousin)

    She was awarded the 1986 Sahitya Akademi Award for her English novel Rich Like Us (1985).

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