SettingsEnglish-language writers from India
A. K. Ramanujan
Attipate Krishnaswami Ramanujan also known as A. K. Ramanujan was a scholar of Indian literature who wrote in both English and Kannada.
Attipate Krishnaswami Ramanujan also known as A. K. Ramanujan was a scholar of Indian literature who wrote in both English and Kannada.
A. Sivathanu Pillai
A Sivathanu Pillai is the chief controller of the Research and Development and also holds the rank of "Distinguished Scientist" at the Defence Research and Development Organisation at the Minist...
A Sivathanu Pillai is the chief controller of the Research and Development and also holds the rank of "Distinguished Scientist" at the Defence Research and Development Organisation at the Minist...
Abid Surti
Abid Surti or Aabid Surti is a National Award-winning Indian author who has earned accolades within India and abroad as a painter, author, cartoonist, journalist,environmentalist, playwrig...
Abid Surti or Aabid Surti is a National Award-winning Indian author who has earned accolades within India and abroad as a painter, author, cartoonist, journalist,environmentalist, playwrig...
Amit Chaudhuri
Amit Chaudhuri is an internationally recognized Indian English author and academic.
Amit Chaudhuri is an internationally recognized Indian English author and academic.
Anita Desai
Anita Mazumdar Desai (born June 24, 1937) is an Indian novelist and Emeritus John E. Burchard Professor of Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Anita Mazumdar Desai (born June 24, 1937) is an Indian novelist and Emeritus John E. Burchard Professor of Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Anita Rau Badami
Anita Rau Badami (born 24 September 1961) is an Indian-Canadian novelist.
Anita Rau Badami (born 24 September 1961) is an Indian-Canadian novelist.
Anjum Hasan
Anjum Hasan is an Indian poet and novelist.
Anjum Hasan is an Indian poet and novelist.
Anuja Chauhan
Anuja Chauhan is an Indian author and advertiser.
Anuja Chauhan is an Indian author and advertiser.
Anurag Anand
Anurag Anand is an Indian author with six published titles in the Self-Help, General Fiction and Historical Fiction genres.
Anurag Anand is an Indian author with six published titles in the Self-Help, General Fiction and Historical Fiction genres.
Aruni Kashyap
Aruni Kashyap is an Indian English writer.
Aruni Kashyap is an Indian English writer.
Bishwanath Ghosh
Bishwanath Ghosh (born 26 December 1970) is an Indian writer and a journalist.
Bishwanath Ghosh (born 26 December 1970) is an Indian writer and a journalist.
C. Rajagopalachari
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, informally called Rajaji or C.R., was an Indian lawyer, independence activist, politician, writer and statesman.
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, informally called Rajaji or C.R., was an Indian lawyer, independence activist, politician, writer and statesman.
Chandan Kumar Bhattacharya
Vattacharja Chandan (also known as Chandan Kumar Bhattacharya), is a bilingual (Bengali and English) writer, poet, composer and mail artist.
Vattacharja Chandan (also known as Chandan Kumar Bhattacharya), is a bilingual (Bengali and English) writer, poet, composer and mail artist.
Chetan Bhagat
Chetan Bhagat (चेतन भगत) (born 22 April 1974), is an Indian author, columnist, and speaker.
Chetan Bhagat (चेतन भगत) (born 22 April 1974), is an Indian author, columnist, and speaker.
Colonel Mahip Chadha
Colonel mahip chadha is an Indian Writer and a former officer in Indian Army.
Colonel mahip chadha is an Indian Writer and a former officer in Indian Army.
David Davidar
David Davidar is an Indian novelist and publisher.
David Davidar is an Indian novelist and publisher.
Dhruba Hazarika
Dhruba Hazarika(born 1956) is an Indian novelist who writes in English and hails from Assam.
Dhruba Hazarika(born 1956) is an Indian novelist who writes in English and hails from Assam.
Durjoy datta
Durjoy Datta is an Indian author who writes romance fiction.
Durjoy Datta is an Indian author who writes romance fiction.
Durjoy Dutta
Durjoy Datta is an Indian author who writes romance fiction.
Durjoy Datta is an Indian author who writes romance fiction.
Gita Mehta
Gita Mehta (born in 1943) is an Indian writer and was born in Delhi in a renowned Oriya family of freedom fighters.
Gita Mehta (born in 1943) is an Indian writer and was born in Delhi in a renowned Oriya family of freedom fighters.
Indira of Baroda
Indira Raje of Baroda (19 February 1892 – 6 September 1968), later the Maharani of Cooch Behar, and later Her Highness the Maharani Sahiba after her son's succession, was the consort...
Indira Raje of Baroda (19 February 1892 – 6 September 1968), later the Maharani of Cooch Behar, and later Her Highness the Maharani Sahiba after her son's succession, was the consort...
Indra Sinha
Indra Sinha (born in 1950 in Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is a British writer of English and Indian descent.
Indra Sinha (born in 1950 in Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is a British writer of English and Indian descent.
J. Bhagyalakshmi
J. Bhagyalakshmi is an Indian journalist, poet, and novelist.
J. Bhagyalakshmi is an Indian journalist, poet, and novelist.
Jashwant Rao Chitambar
Jashwant Rao Chitambar (5 September 1879-4 September 1940) was the first Indian Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church of North and South India, elected in 1931.
Jashwant Rao Chitambar (5 September 1879-4 September 1940) was the first Indian Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church of North and South India, elected in 1931.
Kalpana Swaminathan
Kalpana Swaminathan is an Indian writer from Mumbai.
Kalpana Swaminathan is an Indian writer from Mumbai.
Kamala Markandaya
Kamala Markandaya (1924 - May 16, 2004) was a pseudonym used by Kamala Purnaiya Taylor, an Indian novelist and journalist.
Kamala Markandaya (1924 - May 16, 2004) was a pseudonym used by Kamala Purnaiya Taylor, an Indian novelist and journalist.
Kiran Desai
Kiran Desai is an Indian author who is a citizen of India and a permanent resident of the United States.
Kiran Desai is an Indian author who is a citizen of India and a permanent resident of the United States.
Kiran Nagarkar
Kiran Nagarkar (born 1942) is an Indian novelist, playwright, film and drama critic and screenwriter both in Marathi and English, and is one of the most significant writers of postcolonial India.
Kiran Nagarkar (born 1942) is an Indian novelist, playwright, film and drama critic and screenwriter both in Marathi and English, and is one of the most significant writers of postcolonial India.
Madhulika Liddle
Madhulika Liddle is an Indian writer who writes in English.
Madhulika Liddle is an Indian writer who writes in English.
Malathi Rao
Malathi Rao (ಮಾಲತಿ ರಾವ್) is an Indian writer.
Malathi Rao (ಮಾಲತಿ ರಾವ್) is an Indian writer.
Mamang Dai
Mamang Dai is an Indian journalist, author, poet, and former civil servant based in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.
Mamang Dai is an Indian journalist, author, poet, and former civil servant based in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.
Manohar Malgonkar
Manohar Malgonkar was an Indian author in the English language of both fiction and nonfiction.
Manohar Malgonkar was an Indian author in the English language of both fiction and nonfiction.
Mitra Phukan
Mitra Phukan is an author from India.
Mitra Phukan is an author from India.
Monica Das
Dr. Monica Das is Associate Professor in Economics at Gargi College and a fellow at the Developing Countries Research Centre, University of Delhi, India.
Dr. Monica Das is Associate Professor in Economics at Gargi College and a fellow at the Developing Countries Research Centre, University of Delhi, India.
Mulk Raj Anand
Mulk Raj Anand (12 December 1905 – 28 September 2004) was an Indian writer in English, notable for his depiction of the lives of the poorer castes in traditional Indian society.
Mulk Raj Anand (12 December 1905 – 28 September 2004) was an Indian writer in English, notable for his depiction of the lives of the poorer castes in traditional Indian society.
R. K. Narayan
R. K. Narayan, was an Indian author whose works of fiction include a series of books about people and their interactions in an imagined town in India called Malgudi.
R. K. Narayan, was an Indian author whose works of fiction include a series of books about people and their interactions in an imagined town in India called Malgudi.
Raja Rao
Raja Rao was an Indian writer of English language novels and short stories, whose works are deeply rooted in Hinduism.
Raja Rao was an Indian writer of English language novels and short stories, whose works are deeply rooted in Hinduism.
Rashmi Bansal
Rashmi Bansal is a writer, entrepreneur and a self-proclaimed youth expert.
Rashmi Bansal is a writer, entrepreneur and a self-proclaimed youth expert.
Rohinton Mistry
Rohinton Mistry is an Indian-born Canadian writer in English.
Rohinton Mistry is an Indian-born Canadian writer in English.
Ruchir Joshi
Ruchir Joshi is an Indian writer, filmmaker and a columnist for India Today.
Ruchir Joshi is an Indian writer, filmmaker and a columnist for India Today.
Ruskin Bond
Ruskin Bond, born 19 May 1934 in Kasauli Distt Solan, is an Indian author of British descent.
Ruskin Bond, born 19 May 1934 in Kasauli Distt Solan, is an Indian author of British descent.
Santhini Govindan
Santhini Govindan (born March 20, 1959 in San Francisco, California, United States of America) is a widely published, award winning author of children's literature in English in India, who has ...
Santhini Govindan (born March 20, 1959 in San Francisco, California, United States of America) is a widely published, award winning author of children's literature in English in India, who has ...
Sarojini Sahoo
Sarojini Sahoo (ସରୋଜିନୀ ସାହୁ) (born 1956) is an Orissa Sahitya Academy Award winner Indian feminist writer, a columnist in The New Indian Express and associate editor of Chennai based Englis...
Sarojini Sahoo (ସରୋଜିନୀ ସାହୁ) (born 1956) is an Orissa Sahitya Academy Award winner Indian feminist writer, a columnist in The New Indian Express and associate editor of Chennai based Englis...
Shanta Gokhale
Shanta Gokhale is an Indian writer, translator, journalist and theatre critic.
Shanta Gokhale is an Indian writer, translator, journalist and theatre critic.
Shashi Deshpande
Shashi Deshpande (ಶಶಿ ದೇಶಪಾಂಡೆ) (born in 1938 in Dharwad, Karnataka, India), is an award-winning Indian novelist.
Shashi Deshpande (ಶಶಿ ದೇಶಪಾಂಡೆ) (born in 1938 in Dharwad, Karnataka, India), is an award-winning Indian novelist.
Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor (ശശി തരൂര്) (born 9 March 1956) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Thiruvananthapuram constituency in Kerala.
Shashi Tharoor (ശശി തരൂര്) (born 9 March 1956) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Thiruvananthapuram constituency in Kerala.
Siddharth Sanghvi
Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi is an Indian author in English-language whose notable books include, The Last Song of Dusk and The Lost Flamingoes of Bombay.
Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi is an Indian author in English-language whose notable books include, The Last Song of Dusk and The Lost Flamingoes of Bombay.
Siddhartha Sarma
Siddhartha Sarma is an Indian English novelist and journalist from Assam.
Siddhartha Sarma is an Indian English novelist and journalist from Assam.
Sunny Singh
Sunny Singh is an Indian writer who was born in Varanasi.
Sunny Singh is an Indian writer who was born in Varanasi.
T. K. Doraiswamy
T. K. Doraiswamy, also known by his pen name Nakulan, was an Indian poet, professor of English, novelist, translator and short fiction writer, who wrote both in Tamil and English, and is k...
T. K. Doraiswamy, also known by his pen name Nakulan, was an Indian poet, professor of English, novelist, translator and short fiction writer, who wrote both in Tamil and English, and is k...
T.K. Doraiswamy
T. K. Doraiswamy also known by his pen name Nakulan (August 21, 1921 — May 17, 2007) was an Indian poet, professor of English, novelist, translator and short fiction writer, who wrote both...
T. K. Doraiswamy also known by his pen name Nakulan (August 21, 1921 — May 17, 2007) was an Indian poet, professor of English, novelist, translator and short fiction writer, who wrote both...
Tabish Khair
Tabish Khair is an Indian English author and associate professor in the Department of English, University of Aarhus in Denmark.
Tabish Khair is an Indian English author and associate professor in the Department of English, University of Aarhus in Denmark.
Tarun Tejpal (journalist)
Tarun J Tejpal (born 15 March 1963) is an Indian journalist, publisher and a novelist.
Tarun J Tejpal (born 15 March 1963) is an Indian journalist, publisher and a novelist.
Upamanyu Chatterjee
Upamanyu Chatterjee is an Indian civil servant who currently serves as Joint Secretary to Government of India in the Ministry of Defence.
Upamanyu Chatterjee is an Indian civil servant who currently serves as Joint Secretary to Government of India in the Ministry of Defence.
Vattacharja Chandan
Vattacharja Chandan (also known as Chandan Kumar Bhattacharya), is a bilingual (Bengali and English) writer, poet, composer and mail artist.
Vattacharja Chandan (also known as Chandan Kumar Bhattacharya), is a bilingual (Bengali and English) writer, poet, composer and mail artist.
Vikram Seth
Vikram Seth (, pronounced ; born 20 June 1952) is an Indian poet, novelist, travel writer, librettist, children's writer, biographer and memoirist.
Vikram Seth (, pronounced ; born 20 June 1952) is an Indian poet, novelist, travel writer, librettist, children's writer, biographer and memoirist.