20th-century Indian novelists

Indian writer (1909–1992)

American writer (1923-2009)

Malayalam-language short story writer and poet

Indian writer (1931–2021)

Indian-American writer

Chandrika Balan (born 17 January 1954) is an Indian writer who has published books in English and Malayalam, under the pen name Chandramathi. She is a writer of fiction, translator, and critic in English and Malayalam. Chandramathi has published four books in English and 20 in Malayalam, including 12 collections of short stories, an anthology of medieval Malayalam poetry, two collections of essays, two memoirs, and five books translated from English. The Malayalam film Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela was based on her book.

Indian archaeologist (1885–1930)

Indian diplomat and writer

Gujarati author from India

Indian writer, novelist

British writer (1908–2004)

contemporary Indian-English novelist

Indian politician and writer (1913–1982)

Pakistani marxist writer and organiser

Indian writer (1926–2013)

Indian writer (1903-1981)

Indian writer (1929-2013)

Indian social reformer, writer and freedom fighter from Assam

Indian sindhi language short story writer, novelist (1924–2013)

Indian writer and film director

Indian writer and poet

Indian writer and poet (1908-1956)

Akilandam (1922–1988), better known by his pen name Akilan, was an Indian writer and novelist who wrote in Tamil. He was attracted by Gandhian philosophy during his school days and he discontinued his college education at Pudukkottai to join the freedom struggle. Later, after Indian independence, he joined the Railway Mail Service, after which he joined the All India Radio and became a full-fledged writer. His stories began to appear mostly in small magazines.

Bengali scholar and author (1853-1931)

Bengali author and scholar

Indian writer

Indian author

Indian writer (1889–1976)

Indian writer

Indian writer (1942–2019)

Novalist , writer

Indian Bengali writer and civil servant

Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India

Indian writer

Bengali writer

Indian writer (1940-2017)

Indian actress (1906-2000)

Indian writer (1938–2007)

Indian writer

Indian Bengali writer and poet (1939–2023)

Indian politician (1919–2008)

Indian novelist

Indian writer (1932-2021)

author, screen writer, radio personality and journalist from Ahmedabad, India

Indian writer

Indian freedom-fighter, social activist and politician

Indian writer who moved to the UK in the 1940s

Bengali writer

Indian writer

Indian writer

Indian writer (1908–1974)

poet, litterateur, social reformer and freedom fighter from Gujarat, India

Indian poet

Indian comics artist (1929–2011)

Sivasankari (born 14 October 1942) is an Indian author and activist who writes in Tamil. She is one of the four Tamil writers asked by the United States Library of Congress to record their voice as part of the South Asian article on Sivashankari.

Indian film director (1935-2000)

Indian writer

Irish writer (1847–1920)

Indian poet, novelist, dramatist (1919-2016)

Tamil writer, artist and social activist (1947–2010)