21st-century Indian essayists

Indian-born British-American novelist (born 1947)

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

Indian novelist and poet

Indian writer

Indian-born American author, actress, model, television host and executive producer

Indian writer

Indian writer

Indian (Odia) Writer

D. Jayakanthan (24 April 1934 – 8 April 2015), popularly known as JK, was an Indian writer, journalist, orator, filmmaker, critic and activist. Born in Cuddalore, he dropped out of school at the age of 9 and went to Madras, where he joined the Communist Party of India. In a career spanning six decades, he authored around 40 novels, 200 short stories, apart from two autobiographies. Outside literature, he made two films. In addition, four of his other novels were adapted into films by others.

Indian poet

Indian Malayalam language author

Indian writer

Bengali poet

Indian businesswoman and former actress (born 1977)

Indian Bengali writer and civil servant

Indian scholar, activist and writer (born 1952)

Indian author

Indian poet, novelist, dramatist (1919-2016)

Indian cricketer and businessman

Indo-Anglian writer

Indian businessman (1942-2009)

Indian journalist

Indian musician and businessman

Indian Gujarati language author

Indian activist

Indian writer

Bengali writer

Bengali poet (1933-2020)

Indian writer

Bengali writer