birth_place honorific_suffix period image article_title name occupation alma_mater
kolkata , india gbr obe 100 % 1980 -- present vikram seth , in oxfordshire.jpg vikram seth
 vikram seth novelist , poet st. xavier 's high school , patna -rcb- -rcb-
vikram seth

vikram seth -lrb- ; born 20 june 1952 -rrb- is an indian novelist and poet .
he has written several novels and poetry books .
he has received several awards including padma shri , sahitya akademi award , pravasi bharatiya samman , wh smith literary award and crossword book award .
seth 's collections of poetry such as `` mappings '' and `` beastly tales '' are notable contributions to the indian english language poetry canon .
