20th-century Indian novelists

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Indian writer

Yashpal Singh (3 December 1903 – 26 December 1976) was a Hindi-language writer, political commentator, a socialist and an essayist. He wrote in a range of genres, including essays, novels and short stories, as well as a play, two travel books and an autobiography. He won the Hindi-language Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Meri Teri Uski Baat in 1976 and was also a recipient of the Padma Bhushan.

Indian writer

Indian-American social activist (1934–2023)

Indian writer, playwright, and actor (1915-2003)

Bengali Poet (1899-1954)

Indian writer (1902-1997)

Bengali poet, story writer, playwright and editor (1887-1923)

Vaidyanath Mishra (30 June 1911 – 5 November 1998), better known by his pen name Nagarjun, was a Hindi and Maithili poet who has also penned a number of novels, short stories, literary biographies and travelogues, and was known as Janakavi- the People's Poet. He is regarded as the most prominent protagonist of modernity in Maithili.

Indian author (1908–1994)

Indian writer and critic in the Kannada language

Indian writer

Indian writer (1925–2011)

Indian journalist

Award-winning and bestselling Bengali poet and author (1934-2012)

Indian writer (1936–2023)

Assamese writer (1868–1938)

hindi author (1889–1937)

Indian author, screenplay writer and film director (1933–2024)

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Indian author

Indian author of children's books (1908–2007)

Indian writer

Indian writer and social reformer

Hindi novelist, literary historian, essayist, critic and scholar from India

Bengali poet and novelist (1914–1989)

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Indian writer

writer

Indian writer (1945–2022)

Indian writer, poet and literary critic

Indian writer (1925-1972)

Indian writer (1934–2021)

writer, novelist (1933–2016)

writer, novelist (1926–1997)

Contemporary Indian English language poet

Indian writer

Indian writer (1924–1997)

novelist and short story writer of Malayalam language (1912–1999)

Amarkant (1925 – 17 February 2014) was an Indian writer of Hindi literature. His novel Inhin Hathiyaron Se earned him the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2007, and Vyas Samman in year 2009. He was awarded Jnanpith Award for the year 2009. Amarkant is considered one of the prominent writers of the story writing tradition of Premchand but certainly is credited to add something better in that tradition by his own individuality.

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Gujarati novelist and story writer from India

Indian novelist (1927-2020)

Indian writer

Indian journalist and writer

Malayalam feminist writer

Indian Writer who won Jnanpith award in 2012

Indian (Odia) writer (1914-1991)

Indian writer

Bengali writer

contemporary Indian-English novelist

Indian writer (1926–2023)

Bengali poet

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Indian writer (1898-1969)

Indian-American writer

Indian writer (1909–1992)

Indian archaeologist (1885–1930)

Indian writer