

Memorial Page for Bharati Mukherjee
Indian-American writer
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July 27th, 2026
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Bharati Mukherjee (* July 27, 1940 in Kolkata; β January 28, 2017 in Manhattan) was an indian-American writer. She was 76 years old. She was married to Clark Blaise. Her education included University of Calcutta, Loreto College and Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. Her faith was Hinduism. Her awards include Guggenheim Fellowship and National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. Her cause of death was takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
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4 EventsBorn in Kolkata, West Bengal
1940Guggenheim Fellowship
1978National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
1988The Middleman and Other Stories
Died in Manhattan, New York (takotsubo cardiomyopathy)
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Bharati Mukherjee. Forever remembered.