Ved Parkash Mehta is an Indian writer who was born in Lahore, British India to a Punjabi Hindu family. He lost his sight at the age of three due to cerebrospinal meningitis. 

Born: 21 March 1934 (age 86 years), Lahore, Pakistan

Awards: MacArthur Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada

Education: Harvard University (1961), Pomona College, more

Children: Alexandra Sage Mehta, Natasha Mehta

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