Indra Sinha
Indra Sinha (born 1950 in Colaba, Mumbai) is a British writer of Indian and English descent. Formerly an award-winning advertising copywriter, he left advertising in 1995 to write full time. His best-known novel, Animal's People (2007), was shortlisted for the 2007 Man Booker Prize and won the 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Europe & South Asia). Sinha has written novels, translations of Sanskrit texts, and non-fiction including The Cybergypsies; he has been active in advocacy related to the Bhopal disaster and has written for major outlets including The Guardian.
Awards
["Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Best Book — Europe & South Asia, 2008)", 'Man Booker Prize (shortlisted, 2007)', 'Honorary Doctorate in Literature, University of Brighton (2015)']
Notable Works
["Animal's People", 'The Death of Mr Love', 'The Cybergypsies', 'The Love Teachings of the Kama Sutra']
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