Nayantara Sahgal

'Nayantara Sahgal' is the author of several works of fiction and non-fiction, the first of which, 'Prison and Chocolate Cake', an autobiography, was published in 1954. Her works include classic novels such as 'Rich Like Us, Plans for Departure and Lesser Breeds'. She has received the Sahitya Akademi Award, the Sinclair Prize and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. Her novel, 'When the Moon Shines by Day', was longlisted for the 2018 JCB Prize. She returned her Akademi Award in 2015 in protest...See more

'Nayantara Sahgal' is the author of several works of fiction and non-fiction, the first of which, 'Prison and Chocolate Cake', an autobiography, was published in 1954. Her works include classic novels such as 'Rich Like Us, Plans for Departure and Lesser Breeds'. She has received the Sahitya Akademi Award, the Sinclair Prize and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. Her novel, 'When the Moon Shines by Day', was longlisted for the 2018 JCB Prize. She returned her Akademi Award in 2015 in protest against the murder by vigilantes of three writers, and the Akademi's silence at the time. She has been a Vice President of the PUCL (People's Union for Civil Liberties) and is engaged in an ongoing protest against the assaults on the freedom of expression and democratic rights. See less