Namita Gokhale recently received the prestigious Nilimarani Sahitya Samman 2023 at the Kadambini Literature Festival
Books
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Treasures of Lakshmi: The Goddess who Gives
Treasures of Lakshmi: The Goddess who Gives
The resplendent image for this volume diverges significantly from the prevalent Raja Ravi Varma inspired visualisations…
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Mystics & Sceptics
Mystics & Sceptics
It is best, in one’s sojourns across the Himalaya, to be cautiousin chance encounters…
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The Blind Matriarch
The Blind Matriarch
The blind matriarch, Matangi-Ma, lives on the topmost floor of an old house with many stories…
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About Namita Gokhale
Namita Gokhale is the author of twenty-one books including eleven works of fiction, and editor of numerous anthologies. Her acclaimed debut novel, Paro: Dreams of Passion, was published in 1984. Recent works of fiction include The Blind Matriarch, Jaipur Journals and Betrayed by Hope. She is also co-founder and co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival.
She has been recognized both for her writing and her commitment to multilingual Indian literature and cross-cultural literary dialogue.
She was the Sahitya Akademi (National Academy of Letters) awardee for 2021, and received the prestigious First Centenary National Award for Literature in 2017.