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Born in Shillong, Meghalya, India
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Parents divorce
Moves in with mother and brother -
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Schooling
attended Corpus Christi in Kottayam, Lawrence School in Lovedale, and the School of Planning and Architecture in Delhi -
In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones
wrote and costarred in the film -
Worked at National Institute of Urban Affairs
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Met and Married Pradip Krishen
later divorced -
Electric Moon
wrote scripts for the film -
Published "The God of Small Things"
winner of the Booker Prize -
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Other books
Power Politics, The Algebra of Infinite Justice, War Talk, Public Power in the Age of Empire, Field Notes on Democracy: Listening to Grasshoppers, Broken Republic: Three Essays, Capitalism: A Ghost Story, and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness -
Awarded Lannan Cultural Freedom Award
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Awarded Sydney Peace Prize
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Awarded Sahitya Akademi Award