Keshava Guha Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More
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Father: Ramachandra Guha
Age: 34 Years
Hometown: Bengaluru
Bio/Wiki | |
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Full name | Keshava Dhananjaya Guha [1]Facebook - Keshava Guha |
Profession(s) | Writer, Editor |
Known For | Being the son of Ramachandra Guha |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 180 cm in meters- 1.80 m in feet & inches- 5’ 11” |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 70 kg in pounds- 154 lbs |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Salt & Pepper |
Career | |
First Novel | Accidental Magic (2019) |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 15 October 1990 (Wednesday) |
Age (as of 2023) | 33 Years |
Birthplace | Delhi |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Signature | |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Bengaluru |
College/University | • Harvard University, U.S. (2008-2013) • Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University (2013-2013) • Goldsmiths, University of London (2017-2018) |
Educational Qualification | • BA in history and politics • A publishing course • Masters in Creative and Life Writing |
Religion | Hinduism |
Caste | Tamil Brahmin |
Hobbies | Reading, Writing |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | N/A |
Parents | Father- Ramachandra Guha (Historian, Public intellectual) Mother- Sujata Keshavan (Businesswoman, Graphic designer) |
Siblings | Sister- Ira Guha (businesswoman) |
Favourites | |
Books | Achieving Our Country by Richard Rorty, Works of Swami Vivekananda and Mahadev Govind Ranade |
Novelists | Penelope Fitzgerald, Shirley Hazzard, Philip Pullman, Joan Aiken, Javier Marias, Philip Roth |
Poet | Philip Larkin |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Keshava Guha
- He has been fond of books and cricket since childhood.
- Keshava Guha Guha worked as a senior editor at Juggernaut Books from June 2019 to August 2021.
- He is a columnist for popular newspapers and magazines like NDTV, Hindustan Times, Wall Street Journal, Scroll.in, Frontline India, Business Standard, etc.
- He comes from a family of intellectuals and creators. His maternal grandfather was a designer and an avid reader who would design everything at his home from bits and pieces of waste materials like moulding a waste baby cot into a sofa. His maternal grandmother was a painter, who also enjoyed reading and writing.
- Keshava loves animals, especially dogs.
- Keshava wrote a fiction story, ‘The Tiger’s Share’ as part of his master’s course assignment. He intends to convert it into a novel.
- He writes book reviews for The Hindu (India) and Literary Review (U. K.)
- He loves to watch and critically analyze cricket and football. He actively comments and posts about these sports on Instagram and Twitter.
- Keshava Guha has also been a speaker at the Jaipur Literary Fest. His speech was on Cricket: Facts And Fiction.
- Keshava occasionally consumes alcohol.
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