Amitav Ghosh was born on July 11, 1956 in Kolkata (Calcutta), India. Though Indian-born, Ghosh also lived in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Iran as a child due to his father's career as a diplomat. He received an undergraduate degree as well as a master's degree from the University of Delhi, then attended Oxford, where he received a Ph.D. in social anthropology in 1982. Ghosh has taught at the University of Delhi, the American University in Cairo, Columbia University, Queens College, and Harvard University, but now writes full-time, working in both the United States and India. He is a bestselling author and his prolific writing has led to his global recognition.
His first novel, The Circle ...
