Namita Gokhale

纳米塔·戈卡莱

Meet the Writers

艺术

2024-12-08

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Namita Gokhale is the author of 25 works of fiction and non-fiction. Her oeuvre spans various genres including novels, short stories, Himalayan studies, mythology, anthologies, books for young readers and a play. She speaks to Georgina Godwin about her childhood, illustrious career and being the recipient of many awards. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • Hello and welcome to Meet the Writers.

  • I'm Georgina Godwin.

  • My guest today is the award winning author of 25 works of fiction and nonfiction.

  • Her oeuvre spans different genres including novels, short stories, Himalayan studies, mythology, anthologies, books for young readers and a play.

  • Her debut novel Dreams of passion published in 1984 has been reissued as a Penguin modern classic.

  • Life Niffin Mars Collected short Stories will be published in December 2025.

  • She's the co founder and co director of the Jaipur Literature Festival.

  • She's committed to platforming literary dialogue and showcasing the rich diversity of multilingual Indian identity.

  • Namita Gokale, welcome to meet the writer.

  • Namita.

  • You are in the middle of an extraordinary life and I want to go back to the beginning.

  • You were born in Uttar Pradesh.

  • I was born in Lucknow, which is the capital city of uttar Pradesh in 1956, which seems a long time ago on 26 January, which is Republic Day in India.

  • And I was named Republica.

  • And it's not a nice name to carry around and I'm very glad that they changed it.

  • When I was a little few months old they change it from Republica to Namhita, which is very inappropriate.

  • Namhita is the polite one and I am not famous for being polite but well, at least it's a nice name.

  • You come from a long line of illustrious writers.

  • You were brought up by your aunts and your grandmother.

  • Yes, I was brought up by my aunts and my grandmother in a place called Nenital which is high in the mountains.