Gita Mehta, whose books transformed Western ideas on India, died today at her home in New Delhi. She was 80. Nicholas Latimer, a vice president and director of publicity at Knopf, where Ms. Mehta’s…
, whose books transformed Western ideas on India, died today at her home in New Delhi. She was 80.Sonny MehtaGita Mehta and her husband — who was an influential editor in his time — were international literary stars, frequently appearing in New York, London and India.
In 1979 Ms. Mehta published her first book, “Karma Cola: Marketing the Mystic East,” a mix of anecdotes and commentary on Westerners seeking enlightment in India, often getting ripped off in the process.a documentary on current. affairs. In her 20s, she worked on British documentaries while teaching at Bombay University.
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