The Mexican poet and diplomat Octavio Paz was born on 31st March 1914, in Mexico City into a prominent family with ties to Mexico’s political, cultural, and military elite. For his body of work, he was awarded the 1990 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Under the encouragement of Pablo Neruda, Paz began his poetic career in his teens. In 1933, he published his first book of poems, ‘Luna Silvestre’.
A prolific author and poet, Paz published scores of beyond the borders works during his lifetime, many of which have been translated into other languages.
In 1962, he was named Mexico’s ambassador to India. Paz completed several works, including ‘O Mono Gramatico’ and ‘Ladera Este’, while in India.
He even wrote an essay ‘In Light of India’, which was based on a lecture given at the invitation of Rajiv Gandhi in 1985.Through this work; he established how similar India and Mexico are. He died on 19th April, 1998.
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