Kiran Desai is an Indian author born in New Delhi in 1971. She is best known for her debut novel The Inheritance of Loss, which won the 2006 Man Booker Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in English-language fiction. The novel also received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. Desai's work has gained significant international recognition. In 2015, The Economic Times named her one of 20 most influential global Indian women, reflecting her impact on contemporary literature.