![]() Mehta lived in New York, and is survived by his wife Linn Carey and children Natasha and Alexandra. Celebrated Indian-American novelist Ved Mehta, who overcame blindness and became widely known as the 20th-century writer most responsible for introducing American readers to India, has. Besides his famous autobiography, his other prominent work include Face to Face (1957), Walking the Indian Streets (1960), Portrait of India (1970), and Mahatma Gandhi and His Apostles (1977). He also taught writing at several colleges and universities. Mehta is the author of 27 books, a MacArthur Prize Fellow, and a member of the British Royal Society of Literature. Mehta studied at Pomona College and Oxford University. He wrote for The New Yorker for many years. ![]() Blind from an early age, Mehta is best known for an autobiography published in instalments from 1972 to 2004. and 1994 he was a staff writer and reporter with the New Yorker magazine. In an interview with The New York Times, Mehta recalled that his father Amolak Ram Mehta refused to believe that his loss was permanent. Ved Parkash Mehta (21 March 1934 9 January 2021) was an Indian-born writer who lived and worked mainly in the United States. Ved Mehta is a blind immigrant from India who came to the United States in. ![]() However, he didn’t let his blindness stop him from flourishing through his literary skills. Mehta was born in pre-partition Lahore in 1934 and lost his vision at the age of four due to cerebrospinal meningitis. His most popular work is the 12-volume autobiographical series Continents of Exile, which explored the turbulent and vast history of modern India. He is considered as the 20th-century writer who introduced India to many Americans. Associated with the magazine for over three decades, much of his celebrated works began as articles in its pages. A MacArthur Prize fellow and member of the British Royal Society of Literature, Ved Mehta worked as a staff writer for The New Yorker from 1961-1994 and taught writing at numerous colleges and universities. Mehta was a staff writer at The New Yorker for 33 years. Ved Mehta, a longtime writer for The New Yorker whose best-known work, spanning a dozen volumes, explored the vast, turbulent history of modern India through the intimate lens of his own. Ved Mehta was the author of twenty-seven books, including the autobiographical series Continents of Exile. Written by Jai Arjun Singh Updated: Janu08:49 IST Ved Mehta passed away earlier this week. Mehta who overcame blindness through his words is known as the 20th-century writer who introduced American readers to India. Though Ved Mehta practised a great deal of journalism and wrote about big subjects in books such as Portrait of India he was eventually a master of the intimate canvas, always using the personal to illuminate the universal. The Invisible Art of Editing (Pre-Owned Hardcover 9780879518769) by Ved Mehta. His wife, Linn Cary Mehta stated the cause was complications of Parkinson’s disease. A memoir of writer Mehtas thirty-three years of work with The New Yorker. Prolific Indian American author Ved Mehta passed away at the age of 86 on January 9 at his Manhattan home. Mehta’s best known work explored the history of modern India.
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