Amitav Ghosh is an Indian author of books in English. He is a highly educated person and is acclaimed in the literary world for his works on fiction, travel writing and journalism. Amitav got a great number of award for writing.
Background
Ghosh was born in 1956. His father was a diplomat and as a result Amitav was brought up and got his education at several different places (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Iran, Egypt, India and the United Kingdom). When Ghosh completed his education he turned to writing full-time and split his time between the United States and India.
Career
While Amitav was studying at Delhi University he worked at the Indian Express newspaper as a reporter and editor. Some time later when Ghosh finished his education at Oxford University he went on to teach at the University of Delhi, the American University in Cairo, Columbia University in New York City, and Queens College of the City University of New York. After the year 2004 Ghosh made writing his main work. However his first book "The Circle of Reason" was published in 1986.