Namita Gokhale was born in 1956. She is the author of four novels-Paro: Dreams of Passion; Gods, Graves and Grandmother; A Himalayan Love Story; and The Book of Shadows-and two books of non–fiction, Mountain Echoes and The Book of Shiva. Namita Gokhale lives in New Delhi.
Namita Gokhale was born in 1956. She is the author of four novels-Paro: Dreams of Passion; Gods, Graves and Grandmother; A Himalayan Love Story; and The Book of Shadows-and two books of non–fiction, Mountain Echoes and The Book of Shiva. Namita Gokhale lives in New Delhi.
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