Question : Who is the author of the book “The Blind Matriarch” ?
a. Namita Gokhale
b. Amrita Pritam
c. Amish Tripathi
d. None of the above
Ans. a.
Related facts —
- Namita Gokhale’s book ‘The Blind Matriarch’ will launch on September 27, 2021.
- About the book —
- “The Blind Matriarch”, is a family saga that is “a clear-eyed chronicle of the tragedies of India’s encounter with the coronavirus, the cynicism and despair that accompanied it, and the resilience and strength of the human spirit”.
- About the author —
- The Veteran writer of the book has written 11 works of fiction and has written extensively on myth as well as the Himalayan region.
- A co-founder and co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival, she has received the Centenary National Award for Literature by the Asam Sahitya Sabha in Guwahati in 2017, the Sushila Devi Literature Award for her novel “Things to Leave Behind”.
By – Pankaj Pandey