top 10

1. INDIAN WRITERS
IN ENGLISH
TOP 10

2. 10) AMITAV GHOSH
 One of the best Indian contemporary writers.
His English novel Shadow
lines won the Sahitya
Akademi Award. The Shadow Lines, (1988), is a
splendidly written surrealist story that narrates the tale of
post independent India.

3. Prestigious awards
•Man Booker Prize
•Man Asian Literary Prize
Honors
•Ananda Puraskar
•Vodafone Crossword Book Prize
•Dan David Prize.

4. 9) VIJAY TENDULKAR
He was one of the greatest Indian versatile writers.
He wrote primarily in Marathi and today his works have
been translated in other languages and read largely
 His most famous plays are Shantata, Court Chalu Aahe,
Ghashiram Kotwal and Sakharam Binder.
His plays touched the most sensitive and crucial
issues of our society

5. 8) HARIVANSH RAI
A poet of Hindi Literature, of the 20th century
 He was a significant writer of the Chayavaad Literary
Movement. His most famous work is his poem
Madhushala.
When Madhushala was first published in 1935 it was
caught in a lot of controversy for the ironical praise of
alcohol in the poem. But later the poem gained a lot of
appreciation and fame.

6. 7) KUSHVANTH SINGH
Indian novelist and journalist.
 His most famous piece of writing is his column, With
Malice towards one and all, printed by various
newspapers. Though this column did not escape
controversies, it was very popular for its witty art.Some
of his famous books are: Train to Pakistan, The Sikhs
Today, Black Jasmine and Delhi: a novel.
He received the Padma Bhsuhan in 1974 and in 2007
Indian government awarded him with Padma Vibhushan,
the second highest civilian award in the country.

7. 6) RUSKIN BOND
an Indian writer of British descent. His interest in the
paranormal things led him to write popular titles such
as Ghost Stories from the Raj, A Season of Ghosts, A Face
in the Dark and other Hauntings.
He had also contributed significantly to Children’s
Literature.
He was honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Award in
1992, for his short story collection Our Trees Still Grow
In Dehra.

8. 5) VIKRAM SETH
describes himself as a linguist, with the knowledge of
French, Welsh, German, Hindi, Bengali, Mandarin and
English.
He has written, poetry, novels and children’s
 books. He has a long list
 of awards in his credit.

9. 4) RASIPURAM KRISHNASWAMI
 best known for his works set in the fictional South Indian
town of Malgudi.
one of three leading figures of early Indian literature in
English (alongside Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao), and is
credited with bringing the genre to the rest of the world.

10. 3) V S NAIPAUL
He contributed greatly to Indian Literature. He attracted
controversy in 2011 by his remarks on women writers,
whom he labeled as inferior.
In 2001 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature,
while he has won many other prizes like John Llewellyn
Rhys Prize, the Booker Prize and the David Cohen Prize.

11. 2) PREM CHAND
one of the foremost writers of Hindustani Literature. He is
known as Munshi Premchand, Munshi being a word of
honour. Also, some writers have referred to him as
Upanyas Samrat.
Some of his most famous works are; Panch
Parameshvar , Idgah ,Nasha, Shatranj ke khiladi
 Poos ki raat, Kafan, Dikri Ke Rupai , Udhar Ki
Ghadi, Gaban , Sevasadanand Godaan.

12. 1) RABINDRANATH TAGORE
 He wrote his first short story and dramas when he was only 16
years of age. He is not only the giver of Indian National Anthem,
but also the father of Bangladeshi National Anthem. His works
contributed significantly to the Independence struggle.
• Gitanjali, “Gora”,Chaturanga,Shesher Kobita,Char
Odhay, Noukadubi and Ghare Baire(The Home and the
World).
 “Kaabooliwala” is a tagore’s children’s literature.
 In 1913, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature, the first
Asian to win this prize. Undoubtedly, he is the greatest Indian
writer ever.

13. PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN

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NALANDA VIDYA NIKETHAN , VIJAYAWADA