Here are some of the lists of famous Indian writers that have contributed a lot in the development of Indian literature.

1. Famous
Indian
Writers

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.

5. 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

6. 8. Harivansh Rai
Bachchan
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.

7. 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.

8. 7. Khushwant 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11.  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.

12. 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.

13. 4. Rasipuram Krishnaswami
Iyer Narayanaswami
 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.

14. 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.

15.  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.

16. 2. Premchand
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.

17.  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.

18. 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.

19. • 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.