Indian male essayists

Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)

Indian-born British-American novelist (born 1947)

Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950)

National poet of Bangladesh (1899-1976)

Indian writer

Indian industrialist and entrepreneur (1888–1956)

Indian hindi poet, essayis (1908-1974)

Indian writer (1898–1971)

historian and writer from India

Indian writer

Indian Bengali−English writer and man of letters (1897–1999)

Indian writer

Indian writer (1929–2005)

Indian 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.

Bengali Poet (1899-1954)

Indian author (1908–1994)

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

Indian academic

Indian historian

Bengali artist (1863-1915)

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

Indian writer from Odisha

Indian writer (1925-1972)

Indian writer (1924–1997)

Indian writer

contemporary Indian-English novelist

Indian writer and poet (1908-1956)

Indian academic and scholar

Indian writer

Indian writer (1929-2013)

Bengali scholar and author (1853-1931)

Indian scholar, activist and writer (born 1952)

Indian social worker and writer

Indian writer (1880–1960)

Indian writer

Bengali scholar (1813–1885)

Indian writer (1908–1974)

Indian poet, novelist, dramatist (1919-2016)

Indian writer, essayist and journalist (1820-1886)

Indian folklorist and writer of Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi literature

Indian writer (1899–1968)

Bengali writer (1934-2020)

Indian writer

Indian journalist

Indian businessman (1942-2009)

Kashmir born American journalist, commentator and author

Indian cricketer and businessman

Indian Brahmo (1844–1884)

Indian writer (1917-1964)

Scientific article writer (1869-1933)

Indian magazine editor (1865-1943)

Assamese writer

Indian writer and critic

Bengali writer (1898–1994)

Indian musician and businessman

Indian lawyer and writer

contemporary English language Indian poet, translator, art-critic and curator

Indian economic historian (1936-2024)

Indian writer