Seepersad Naipaul

Seepersad Naipaul
Naipaul in 1935
Naipaul in 1935
Born1906
Colony of Trinidad and Tobago, British Empire
Died1953
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
OccupationJournalist and author
LanguageEnglish and Hindustani
Years active1929–1953
Notable worksThe Adventures of Gurudeva
ChildrenV. S. Naipaul, Shiva Naipaul
RelativesNadira Naipaul

Seepersad Naipaul (/ˈnpɔːl, nˈpɔːl/; 1906–1953) was a Trinidadian writer. He was the father of writers V. S. Naipaul, Shiva Naipaul and Savi Naipaul Akal, and married into the influential Indo-Trinidadian Capildeo family.