0 1 9 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Indian ▁editor ▁and ▁the ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁Alfred ▁A . ▁Kn opf ▁and ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Kn opf ▁Double day ▁Publishing ▁Group . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁New ▁Del hi ▁on ▁ 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Son ny ▁Me ht a ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Am rik ▁Singh ▁Me ht a , ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁independent ▁India ' s ▁diplom ats , ▁and ▁Sat inder ▁( D ugg al ) ▁Singh . ▁As ▁a ▁child , ▁Me ht a ▁lived ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world , ▁including ▁Prag ue , ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Nep al ▁and ▁Gene va . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁Lawrence ▁School , ▁San aw ar , ▁and ▁Seven o aks ▁School ▁in ▁Kent , ▁where ▁he ▁won ▁an ▁open ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁St ▁C ath ar ine ' s ▁College , ▁Cambridge . ▁At ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁he ▁read ▁History ▁and ▁English ▁Liter ature ▁and ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁magazine ▁Gr anta . ▁ ▁Career ▁Me ht a ▁began ▁his ▁publishing ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁in ▁London ▁at ▁Ru pert ▁Hart - D av is , ▁then ▁joined ▁Gran ada ▁Publishing ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁co - found ▁a ▁new ▁publishing ▁house , ▁Pal adin , ▁where ▁he ▁commission ed ▁Ger ma ine ▁Gre er ' s ▁influ ential ▁The ▁Fem ale ▁E un uch ▁and ▁brought ▁American ▁writers ▁to ▁the ▁UK ▁public ▁with ▁books ▁including ▁Hunter