Amitav Ghosh (Writer) Age, Biography, Family, Birthday

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17/01/2026 Award-Winning Author Amitav Ghosh’s New Novel Ghost-Eye Brings Together Food, Myth & Memory

24/02/2026 Indian author Amitav Ghosh publishes first novel in 7 years, Ghost-Eye

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Career	Genre of writing: Historical fiction
Fiction Books	The Circle of Reason (1986) The Shadow Lines (1988) The Calcutta Chromosome (1995) The Glass Palace (2000) The Hungry Tide (2004) Sea of Poppies (2008) River of Smoke (2011) Flood of Fire (2015) Gun Island (2019) Jungle Nama (2021) Ghost-Eye (2026)
Non-Fiction Books	In an Antique Land (1992) Dancing in Cambodia and at Large in Burma (1998; Essays) Countdown (1999) The Imam and the Indian (2002; Essays) Incendiary Circumstances (2006; Essays) The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable (2016) The Nutmeg’s Curse (2021) Smoke and Ashes (2023) Wild Fictions (2025)

Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	White

Education	School: The Doon School, Dehradun, India Bachelor's Degree: St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, India Master's Degree: Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, India Doctorate: Oxford University, England

Zodiac sign	Cancer
Hometown	Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Year	1990

Wife

Deborah Baker (a biographer and essayist)

Children

Daughter	Leela
Son	Nayan

Parents

Father	Shailendra Chandra Ghosh (a lieutenant in the Indian Army)
Mother	Ansali Ghosh

Siblings

He has two siblings.

Food	Dosa
Actresses	Aradhana Bobby
Game	Badminton
Players	Sania Nehwal Serena Williams Novak Djokovic

1. Awarded the 54th Jnanpith, India's top literary honor, in 2018.
2. Honored with the Padma Shri in 2007.
3. Recipient of the Dan David Prize in 2010.
4. Currently lives in New York with spouse Deborah and kids Leela and Nayan.
5. Awarded the Erasmus Prize in 2024.
6. Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2024.