Quick Info
| Profession | Author |
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| Nationality | American |
| Date of Birth | 17/06/1963 |
| Age | 63 years |
| Birthplace | Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal, India |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
Latest News about Suketu Mehta
17/09/2026
Suketu Mehta spoke at the New York State Writers Institute on two events held in Albany that day, one at the University at Albany and one at Opalka Gallery. He discussed immigration and belonging, drawing on his 2019 book This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant's Manifesto. He argued that migrants often leave their homelands due to war, climate change, colonialism, and economic instability.
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Physical Stats & More
| Height | 170 cm |
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| Weight | 80 kg |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Hair Color | Natural Black |
Educational Qualification(s)
| School | Catholic High School, Queens, New York, United States |
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| Educational Qualification | Masters in Fine Arts (Creative writing) |
Personal Life
| Moved to New York at age fourteen in 1977 | |
| Returned to Bombay for two years in 1998 to research and write Maximum City |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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Family
| Father | Ramesh Mehta (Diamond merchant) |
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| Mother | Usha Mehta |
| Siblings | 2 |
| Spouse | Darshana Narayanan (works in the field of research) |
| Children | 2 |
| Family Background | Gujarati diamond merchants |
Career
| First Novel | 'Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found' (2004) |
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| Current Position | Associate Professor of Journalism at New York University |
| Second Novel | 'This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant's Manifesto' (2019) |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Suketu Mehta is an Indian-American author and journalist. | |
| 2. He has lived in various places including New York City, Iowa City, New Jersey, France, and London. | |
| 3. He belongs to a family of mercantile wanderers and jewelers. | |
| 4. He published his first nonfiction novel, ‘Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found,’ in 2004. | |
| 5. Suketu Mehta's second novel, ‘This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant’s Manifesto,’ was published in 2019. | |
| 6. Suketu Mehta has written articles for various media houses. | |
| 7. He is an Associate Professor of Journalism at New York University. | |
| 8. He wrote original screenplays for films including ‘New York, I Love You’ and ‘Mission Kashmir’. | |
| 9. For Maximum City, he spent two years interviewing the city and writing accounts from 3 to 6 a.m. | |
| 10. He conducted interviews with gangsters, policemen, bar girls, slumdwellers, and Bollywood directors for Maximum City. | |
| 11. He is currently working on a nonfiction book about immigrants in contemporary New York. |
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