20th-century Indian novelists

Indian novelist

Indian writer

Indian writer

Indian writer

writer

Indian Odia language novelist

Indian writer

Odia writer, politician (1922–1990)

Indian writer

Malayalam-language Indian writer

Indian writer

Indian writer (1936-2014)

Indian novelist

Indian poet

Odia writer

Padmarajan Padmanabhan Pillai, better known as P. Padmarajan (23 May 1945 – 23 January 1991) was an Indian film maker, screenwriter and author who was known for his works in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema. Considered as one of the greatest directors and screenwriters of all time, he founded a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Bharathan and K. G. George, in the 1980s.

Indian writer of Sindhi language

Indian poet from the state of Odisha (1888-1953)

Indian writer

Odia writer

American writer

Indian author

Indian actor and writer (1941-2021)

Bengali writer

Indian writer and journalist

Indian writer (1906-1965)

Indian Bengali writer

Indian Konkani language litterateur, dramatist, novelist, and poet.

Bhamidipati Ramagopalam (1932–2010), also known as Bharago, was a writer of short stories, critiques and novels in Telugu. He received the Central Sahitya Academy Award in 1991 for the book Itlu mee vidheyudu.

Indian writer

writer

Indian Gujarati author

Assamese Writer

Indian writer

writer

Bengali writer and scholar from India (1936-2020)

Subramanyaraje Urs ( ; 1 january 1916), known by his pseudonym Chaduranga, was an Indian writer in Kannada language. He wrote four novels—Sarvamangala, Uyyale, Vaishakha, and Hejjala—and a few other short stories. Chaduranga directed the on-screen version of Sarvamangala in 1968 while Uyyale was made into a movie of same name in 1969.

Indian writer (1915–1983)

novelist (1929-2019)

Indian writer and journalist

Cherukad Govinda Pisharodi (26 August 1914 – 28 October 1976), commonly known as Cherukad, was a Malayalam-language playwright, novelist, poet and political activist, associated with the Communist movement in Kerala state, India.

Balakumaran (5 July 1946 – 15 May 2018) was an Indian Tamil writer and author of over 200 novels, 100 short stories, and dialogue/screenplay writer for 23 films. He also contributed to Tamil periodicals such as Kalki, Ananda Vikatan and Kumudam. His notable works as a dialogue writer in Tamil Cinema include Nayakan, Guna, Baashha and Pudhupettai.

Indian writer

Indian writer

Indian writer

Indian writer (1913–1998)

Gujarati author from India

Indian writer

Naresh Pandey Chakor Editor

Indian author

Punjabi academic

Indian writer

Indian author

Prominent Telugu short story writer

Indian writer (1927-1999)

Indian author, painter, cartoonist, journalist, environmentalist, playwright and screenwriter

Indian writer (1921-1987)

Indian novelist and translator