Indian male novelists

Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)

Indian-born British-American novelist (born 1947)

Dhanpat Rai Srivastava (31 July 1880 – 8 October 1936), better known as Munshi Premchand based on his pen name Premchand (), was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindustani literature.

Prime Minister of India (1991-1996)

Hindi poet, scholar, journalist, novelist and short story writer

National poet of Bangladesh (1899-1976)

Indian writer (1906–2001)

Indian novelist and poet

Indian writer

Indian English writer (1905–2004)

Indian astrophysicist and writer (1938–2025)

film director, screenwriter, novelist, and journalist (1914–1987)

Bengali novelist and short story writer (1876-1938)

Indian writer

Indian politician, diplomat, author

Bāṇabhaṭṭa () was a 7th-century Sanskrit prose writer and poet from India. He was the court poet of Emperor Harsha, during his reign at Kanyakubja. Bāna's principal works include a biography of Harsha, the Harshacharita and the novel Kadambari. Bāṇa died before finishing the novel and it was completed by his son Bhūṣaṇabhaṭṭa. Both these works are noted texts of Sanskrit literature. The other works attributed to him are the Caṇḍikāśataka and a drama, the Pārvatīpariṇaya. Banabhatta gets an applause as "Banochhistam Jagatsarvam" meaning Bana has described everything in this world and nothing is

Indian author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician (1914–2014)

Indian writer of British descent (born 1934)

Indian scholar and author (1893 – 1963)

former Indian diplomat and author

Indian-born Canadian writer (born 1952)

Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer and educationist (1887-1971)

Indian writer (1898–1971)

Indian-born English writer (1908–2006)

Indian writer

Indian novelist.philosopher and screenwriter

Indian writer (1914–1977)

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.

Indian writer and activist (1921-1977)

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.

Bengali Poet (1899-1954)

Indian writer (1902-1997)

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

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

Indian writer and critic in the Kannada language

Indian author (1908–1994)

hindi author (1889–1937)

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

Indian writer

Indian writer (1925–2011)

Indian journalist

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

Indian author

writer, novelist (1926–1997)

Indian writer (1925-1972)

writer

writer, novelist (1933–2016)

Indian Writer who won Jnanpith award in 2012

Indian (Odia) writer (1914-1991)

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

Indian-American writer (born 1961)

Indian writer (1924–1997)

Indian-American writer

Indian politician and writer (1913–1982)

Indian writer (1898-1969)

contemporary Indian-English novelist

Indian archaeologist (1885–1930)

Indian writer, novelist