Indra Sinha (born in 1950 in Colaba, which is part of Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra, India) is a British writer of English and Indian descent. Formerly a copywriter for Collett Dickenson Pearce & Partners, Sinha has the distinction of having been voted one of the top ten British copywriters of all time.

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  • Indra Sinha (born in 1950 in Colaba, which is part of Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra, India) is a British writer of English and Indian descent. Formerly a copywriter for Collett Dickenson Pearce & Partners, Sinha has the distinction of having been voted one of the top ten British copywriters of all time. Indra Sinha's books, in addition to his translations of ancient Sanskrit texts into English, include a non-fiction memoir of the pre-internet generation (Cybergypsies), and novels based on the case of K. M. Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra (The Death of Mr. Love), and the Bhopal disaster (Animal's People). Animal's People, his most recent book, was shortlisted for the 2007 Man Booker Prize and a regional winner of the 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize. Sinha is the son of an Indian naval officer and an English writer. He was educated at Mayo College, Ajmer, Rajasthan in India; Oakham School, Rutland, England and Pembroke College, Cambridge in England, where he studied English literature. After living in England for four decades, he and his wife currently live in southern France. They have three grown-up children.
  • Indra Sinha to piszący w języku angielskim pisarz pochodzenia indyjsko-brytyjskiego (ojciec indyjski oficer marynarki wojennej, matka angielska pisarka). Urodz. w 1950 roku w Mumbaju, w stanie Maharasztra. Studiował hindi i sanskryt w Mayo College w Adźmerze, literaturę angielską w Oakham School i Pembroke College w Anglii. Tłumacz z sanskrytu (przełożył m. in. na angielski Kamasutrę). Autor książek o tantrze. Za Animal's People w 2007 roku nominowany do Nagrody Bookera i uhonorowany Nagrodą Commonwealth. Przemieszkawszy 40 lat w Anglii pisarz przeniósł się z żoną na południe Francji. Ma troje dorosłych dzieci.
  • Indra Sinha é um escritor, novelista e tradutor anglo-indiano. Inicialmente tradutor para a Collett Dickenson Pearce & Partners, Sinha foi votado como um das principais tradutores britânicos de sempre. Os livros de Indra Sinha, em adição às suas traduções de antigos textos sânscrito para língua inglesa, incluem memórias não-ficcionais da geração pré-internet e novelas baseadas no caso de K. M. Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra (The Death of Mr. Love) ou no Desastre de Bhopal (Animal's People). Animal's People foi nomeado em 2007 para o Man Booker Prize. Sinha é filho de um oficial da marinha indiana e de uma escritora inglesa. Foi educada no MayoCollege, Ajmer, Rajasthan, na Índia, onde estudou Hindi e Sânscrito. Mais tarde frequentou a Escola de Oakham em Rutland e o Colégio de Pembroke, em Cambrige, ambos no Reino Unido, onde estou literatura inglesa. Falhou ao persuadir a BBC para que lhe concedessem verbas para a realização de documentários, e inciou-se como tradutor. Depois de viver cerca de quatro décadas no Reino Unido, junto com a sua esposa, vive agora no sul da França. Juntos têm três filhos já adultos. 1980 - The Love Teachings of Kama Sutra 1993 - Tantra: The Search for Ecstasy 1993 - The Great Book of Tantra: Translations and Images from the Classic Indian Text 1999 - The Cybergypsies: a True Tale of Lust, War, and Betrayal on the Electronic Frontier 2002 - The Death of Mr Love 2007 - Animal's People - Lançado no Brasil em 2009 pela editora Agir como A História de Animal.
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  • “I was invited by a publisher to write the text for ''Tantra.'' Having done some research, what fascinated me was the evidence that many ' tantric' ideas actually came to India from the Mediterranean. It is rather a dry read and debunks reports of orgies and sexual mischief — sorry to disappoint.”
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  • Indra Sinha (born in 1950 in Colaba, which is part of Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra, India) is a British writer of English and Indian descent. Formerly a copywriter for Collett Dickenson Pearce & Partners, Sinha has the distinction of having been voted one of the top ten British copywriters of all time.
  • Indra Sinha to piszący w języku angielskim pisarz pochodzenia indyjsko-brytyjskiego (ojciec indyjski oficer marynarki wojennej, matka angielska pisarka). Urodz. w 1950 roku w Mumbaju, w stanie Maharasztra. Studiował hindi i sanskryt w Mayo College w Adźmerze, literaturę angielską w Oakham School i Pembroke College w Anglii. Tłumacz z sanskrytu (przełożył m. in. na angielski Kamasutrę). Autor książek o tantrze.
  • Indra Sinha é um escritor, novelista e tradutor anglo-indiano. Inicialmente tradutor para a Collett Dickenson Pearce & Partners, Sinha foi votado como um das principais tradutores britânicos de sempre. Os livros de Indra Sinha, em adição às suas traduções de antigos textos sânscrito para língua inglesa, incluem memórias não-ficcionais da geração pré-internet e novelas baseadas no caso de K. M. Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra (The Death of Mr.
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