Vikram Seth, an Indian novelist and poet, who has written several novels and poetry books, was born on June 20, 1952. He has received several awards including Padma Shri, Sahitya Akademi Award, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, WH Smith Literary Award and Crossword Book Award. Seth, who believes literature and life should be enjoyable and not otherworldly, mocks any kind of extreme or romantic attitude towards life. At a time when coming up with new literary styles as a way to shock readers is a norm, Seth goes back to old literary models to create contemporary literature, something often termed as a...