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Meena Alexander Biography, Age, Death, Family, Husband, Children, Facts, Caste, Wiki & More

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Meena Alexander Biography, Age, Death, Family, Husband, Children, Facts, Caste, Wiki & More

Meena Alexander

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BIRTHDAY 17 February,1951 (Saturday)
BIRTH PLACE Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
COUNTRY India
AGE (in 2018) 67 Years Old
BIRTH SIGN Aquarius
HEIGHT in centimeters- 166 cm
in meters- 1.66 m
in Feet Inches- 5’ 5”
WEIGHT in Kilograms- 65 kg
in Pounds- 143.3 lbs
CASTE N/A

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Meena Alexander Biography, Age, Death, Family, Husband, Children, Facts, Caste, Wiki & More

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Meena Alexander was an excellent Poet, Writer, and Scholar who was born on February 17, 1951, in the state Allahbad, India. 

Other Name: Mary Elizabeth Alexander
Other Professions: Scholar Writer Novelist
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The international poet, Meena is highly qualified and holds a Ph.D. degree in English. As a whole, her authorship includes poetry, essays, literary memoirs, literary criticism, and works of fiction. Her book named as Birthplace with Buried Stones consisted of the poems which are based on the experience of a traveler who possesses no home. Recently, she wrote the collection of poems named as Atmospheric Embroidery in the year 2015. These poems are completely based on the themes such as migration, dislocation, love, war, conflict, and divinity. One of the poems which are included in this book titled as Bright Passage was featured in the Smithsonian 2014 exhibition. 
 
Meena’s novel named as Nampally Road was completely based on the concept of contemporary India. Additionally, it speaks about the woman’s struggle. As the central focal theme, the character Rameeza Be will be gang-raped by the police. As a matter of fact, this novel was again issued by Orient Blackswan which got the huge response during the occurrence of tragic events in Delhi. However, it was published for the first time in the year 1991 which was the editor choice of Voice Literary Supplement. Some of her popular poetry works include House of a Thousand Doors, Illiterate Heart, Quickly changing river, and much more. Most importantly, Fault lines are supposed to be her autobiography and appreciated by a large number of readers.

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Health Issues, Illness and Death Info

DEATHDAY 21 November,2018 (Friday)
DEATH PLACE New York
DEATH COUNTRY United States

Meena Alexander Family, Relatives and Other Relations

Father George Alexander
Mother Mary Alexander
Sister Elizabeth Alexander
Brother None
Husband David Lelyveld
Son Adam Kuruvilla Lelyveld
Daughter Svati Lelyveld

She was born into a Christian family to father George Alexander and Mary Alexander. She had a sister named Elizabeth Alexander. She was married to David Lelyveld since 1979. Together the couple had a son named Adam Kuruvilla Lelyveld and a daughter named Svati Lelyveld.

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Meena Alexander was 67 years 9 months & 4 days old age.

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