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List of Famous Indian Authors [Updated 2021]
by Vanshika S. SEO ExecutiveThere are so many famous
authors in India writing the best books and making an impact on society.
However, Frontlist brings a compressed list of 10 Famous Indian
Authors known worldwide for their remarkable contributions in the field of
literature.
Suzanna Arundhati Roy is an author,
actress, environment, and human rights activist and considered the best writer
of all time. She is majorly known for her award-winning debut novel ‘The God of
Small Things, released in 1997. She has also written several scripts for movies
and television dramas.
Notable Contributions:
The God of Small Things
The ministry of utmost happiness
Azadi: Freedom, Fascism, Fiction
The End of Imagination
2. Ruskin Bond
Born in 1934 in Kasauli, Ruskin Bond is a
prominent contemporary writer of British descent. Despite suffering from a bad
childhood, he continued with his optimistic attitude, and that led to the
foundation of his writing career.
Notable Contributions:
The Room of the Roof
The Blue Umbrella
A Flight of Pigeons
The Hidden Pool
Amish Tripathi is a famous Indian author
loved by the readers for his creative mythological interpretation. His book
series ‘Shiva Trilogy’ and ‘Ram Chandra Series’ were India’s fastest-selling
book series.
Notable Contributions:
Shiva Trilogy
Ram Chandra Series
Immortal India
Dharma
4. Sudha Murthy
Sudha Murthy is a prolific writer,
philanthropist, chairperson of Infosys Foundation and a Padma Shri awardee. She
writes novels, travelogues, short stories, technical theories, non-fiction, and
children’s books.
Notable Contributions:
Three Thousand Stitches
How the Sea Became Salty
Wise and Otherwise
Little Women
Khushwant Singh is a well-known author,
lawyer, journalist, politician, and diplomat. In 1956, he wrote ‘Train to
Pakistan’ inspired by the 1947 partition of India, which became his most loved
novel to date.
Notable Contributions:
Train to Pakistan
A History of the Sikhs
The Sunset Club
The End of India
6. Arvind Adiga
Arvind Adiga is an Indian author and a
journalist from southern India. His famous debut novel, ‘The White Tiger’, won
the Man Booker Prize for fiction in 2008.
Notable Contributions:
The White Tiger
Selection Day
Last Man in Tower
Between the Assassinations
7. Vikram Seth
Vikram Seth is famous for his poems, novels,
and travelogues. He has been awarded the Sahitya Academy Award and Padma Shri
for his profound works in English literature.
Notable Contributions:
A Suitable Boy
From Heaven Lake
Mappings
The Golden Gate
Shashi Tharoor, an eminent author, diplomat,
and politician, serves as an official in the government of India. His writing
genres include both fiction and non-fiction. He is publicly known for his
intellect in vocabulary and long words.
Notable Contributions:
Tharoorosaurus
An Era of Darkness
Why I am Hindu.
Inglorious Empire
Ravinder Singh is a famous romance writer
and a software engineer. He started writing his first novel after losing his
partner in 2007, a few days before their engagement. Today he is among the top
romance writers in India.
Notable Contributions:
I Too Had A Love Story
Will You Still Love Me?
Your Dreams Are Mine Now
Can Love Happen Twice?
10. Sadhguru
Jaggi Vasudev, publicly known as Sadhguru,
is a yogi, spiritual leader, philanthropist, and author of over 30 distinct
works. His writing genre primarily includes yoga and the wellbeing of people.
Notable Contributions:
Inner Engineering
Karma
Of Mystics and Mistakes
Encounter the Enlightened
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