Famous

Indian

Writers

10. Amitav GhoshOne of the best Indian

contemporary writers. His English novel Shadow lines won the Sahitya Akademi Award. The Shadow Lines, (1988), is a splendidly written surrealist story that narrates the tale of post independent India.

Prestigious awards • Man Booker Prize • Man Asian Literary PrizeHonors • Ananda Puraskar• Vodafone Crossword Book

Prize • Dan David Prize.

9. Vijay TendulkarHe was one of the greatest Indian versatile writers.

He wrote primarily in Marathi and today his works have been translated in other languages and read largely.

His most famous plays are Shantata, Court Chalu Aahe, Ghashiram Kotwal and Sakharam Binder.

His plays touched the most sensitive and crucial issues of our society

8.  Harivansh Rai BachchanA poet of Hindi Literature, of the 20th century. He was a significant writer of the Chayavaad Literary Movement. His most famous work is his poem Madhushala.

When Madhushala was first published in 1935 it was caught in a lot of controversy for the ironical praise of alcohol in the poem. But later the poem gained a lot of appreciation and fame.

7. Khushwant SinghIndian novelist and journalist. His most famous piece of

writing is his column, With Malice towards one and all, printed by various newspapers. Though this column did not escape controversies, it was very popular for its witty art.

Some of his famous books are: Train to Pakistan, The Sikhs Today, Black Jasmine and Delhi: a novel.

He received the Padma Bhsuhan in 1974 and in 2007 Indian government awarded him with Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award in the country.

6. Ruskin Bondan Indian writer of British

descent. His interest in the paranormal things led him to write popular titles such as Ghost Stories from the Raj, A Season of Ghosts, A Face in the Dark and other Hauntings.

He had also contributed significantly to Children’s Literature.

He was honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992, for his short story collection Our Trees Still Grow In Dehra.

5. Vikram Sethdescribes himself as a

linguist, with the knowledge of French, Welsh, German, Hindi, Bengali, Mandarin and English.

He has written, poetry, novels and children’s

books. He has a long list of awards in his credit.

4. Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami best known for his works set

in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi.

one of three leading figures of early Indian literature in English (alongside Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao), and is credited with bringing the genre to the rest of the world.

3. V S Naipaul

He contributed greatly to Indian Literature. He attracted controversy in 2011 by his remarks on women writers, whom he labeled as inferior.

In 2001 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, while he has won many other prizes like John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, the Booker Prize and the David Cohen Prize.

2. Premchandone of the foremost writers of Hindustani Literature. He is known as Munshi Premchand, Munshi being a word of honour. Also, some writers have referred to him as Upanyas Samrat.

Some of his most famous works are; Panch Parameshvar , Idgah ,Nasha, Shatranj ke khiladi , Poos ki raat, Kafan, Dikri Ke Rupai , Udhar Ki Ghadi, Gaban , Sevasadanand Godaan.

1. Rabindranath Tagore He wrote his first short

story and dramas when he was only 16 years of age. He is not only the giver of Indian National Anthem, but also the father of Bangladeshi National Anthem. His works contributed significantly to the Independence struggle.

• Gitanjali, “Gora”,•  Chaturanga,Shesher Kobita, • Char Odhay,  • Noukadubi and Ghare Baire(The Home

and the World). “Kaabooliwala” is a tagore’s children’s

literature. In 1913, he won the Nobel Prize in

Literature, the first Asian to win this prize. Undoubtedly, he is the greatest Indian writer ever.