Pepita Seth

Pepita Seth
Born
Pepita Christian Ramsay-Fairfax

(1942-08-03) 3 August 1942
Suffolk, England
Citizenship
  • United Kingdom (until 2026)
  • India (since 2026)
Occupations
  • Writer
  • photographer
  • film editor
Spouses
  • (m. 1976, divorced)
  • (m. 1986; div. 2004)
AwardsPadma Shri (2012)

Pepita Seth (née Ramsay-Fairfax; born 3 August 1942) is a British-born Indian writer and photographer. Her photography features the temple arts and rituals of Kerala and the captive elephant, Guruvayur Keshavan. The Government of India honoured her, in 2012, with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for her services to the field of art and culture.