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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Author
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1986–present
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gptkbp:awards
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Padma Shri
Jnanpith Award
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gptkbp:birthDate
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July 11, 1956
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Calcutta,_India
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gptkbp:bornIn
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Calcutta
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Ishaan_Ghosh
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gptkbp:contribution
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Addressing climate change in literature
Interweaving history and fiction.
Exploring_the_Indian_diaspora
Promoting_Indian_literature_globally
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gptkbp:debutYear
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The Circle of Reason
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Oxford_University
gptkb:University_of_Delhi
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gptkbp:firstPublished
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The Circle of Reason
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gptkbp:genre
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Historical fiction
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Amitav Ghosh
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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Globalization
Postcolonial theory
Indian_history
Bengali_literature
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Joseph_Conrad
gptkb:Salman_Rushdie
gptkb:V.S._Naipaul
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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Historical research
Environmental advocacy
Cultural criticism
Literary_activism
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Bengali
English
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gptkbp:nationality
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Indian
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Sahitya_Akademi_Award
gptkb:Ananda_Puraskar
gptkb:Commonwealth_Writers'_Prize
Ghosh's_works_have_been_translated_into_multiple_languages.
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:The_Shadow_Lines
Ibis Trilogy
The Hungry Tide
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gptkbp:occupation
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Essayist
Novelist
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Deborah_Baker
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gptkbp:theme
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Identity
Colonialism
Environmentalism
Migration
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gptkbp:website
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amitavghosh.com
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