Indian Great writers

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is well known for his work on ballistic missiles and rocket technology. The 11th President of India has authored the 'Wings of Fire', 'Scientist to President', and 'Ignited Minds'. His works reflect patriotism.

Shobha De Shobha De is an Indian author, copywriter, freelance writer and columnist, best known for her columns in The Week. Her other works include Starry Nights, Socialite Evenings, Sister and Spouse. She is known as India`s Jackie Collins.

Ruskin Bond Ruskin Bond is a prolific and contemporary Indian writer of British descent. He is a renowned children's author and top novelist whose works are often semi-autobiographical. He has won the Sahitya Akademi award for English writing.

Ramachandra Guha Described by the New York Times as perhaps the best of India's non-fiction writers, Ramachandra Guha is also a bestselling author, ecologist, historian, activist, and cricket enthusiast. His works on cricket have earned him acclaim.

Ravi Subramanian Ravi Subramanian is an Indian author writing popular thrillers on Banking and Bankers. He is an alumnus of IIM Bangalore and has won two Crossword Book Award for The Incredible Banker and The Bankster. Other popular books from his belt are If God Was a Banker, Bought the Monk’s Ferrari, Devil in Pinstripes, Bankerupt.

Ashwin Sanghi He is best known for his incredibly popular books on business, including 'Boards That Deliver', 'What the CEO Wants You to Know', 'Boards At Work' among others. Besides writing, Ram Charan is also a speaker and business consultant.

Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore is the most prolific Indian poets of all time; Rabindranath Tagore is a Nobel laureate, writer, philosopher and ambassador of the Indian culture to the rest of the world. Manasi, Gitanjal and Ghare-Baire are among his important works.

Salman Rushdie Well known as a courageous writer, Salman Rushdie depicts magical realism in his essays and novels. He mainly wrote on the link between the east and the west and has been appointed a Knight Bachelor for his services to literature.

Chetan Bhagat Chetan Bhagat is a bestselling author from India. He has authored four novels which have inspired major movies, making him a youth icon. The New York Times termed him the biggest selling English language novelist in India`s history.

Robin Sharma Robin Sharma has authored international bestsellers on leadership and personal development. His books are published in more than 50 countries and in over 70 languages with his most popular work being "The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari."

Ravinder Singh Ravinder Singh is one of the best known authors in India especially among the youngsters as he has written best-selling novels I Too Had A Love Story, Can Love Happen Twice?, Like it happened Yesterday. He was working as a Sr. Program Manager at Microsoft when he quit to become a full-time author.

Khushwant Singh Popular novelist and journalist, he is best known for his clear-cut secularism, lucid and expressive writing. Kushwant Singh is a post-colonial writer and winner of the coveted Padma Bhushan, Punjab Rattan and Padma Vibhushan awards.

Anant Pai Anant Pai, popularly known as Uncle Pai, was an Indian educationalist and a pioneer in Indian comics. He is most famous as the creator of two comic book series viz. Amar Chitra Katha, which retold traditional Indian folk tales, mythological stories, and biographies of historical characters; and Tinkle, a children's anthology.

Vikram Seth Vikram Seth is a novelist, travel writer, librettist, poet, memoirist and novelist, Vikram Seth is best known for his epic novel 'A Suitable Boy'. He is the distinguished winner of the ‘WH Smith Literary Award’ and the Commonwealth Writers Prize.

Amish Tripathi Amish is a 36-year-old, IIM (Kolkata) educated boring banker turned happy author. The success of his debut book, The Immortals of Meluha, encouraged him to give up a fourteen year old career in financial services to focus on writing.

Subroto Bagchi Subroto Bagchi is the co-founder of MindTree, one of India's most internationally admired companies. He writes extensively in leading newspapers and magazines. "The High Performance Entrepreneur" - his debut was an instant bestseller.

Shashi Tharoor Shashi Tharoor is a peace-keeper, human rights activist and diplomat; Shashi Tharoor, is also a writer. His works include 'The Great Indian Novel' and 'Show Business'. He won the very coveted 'Commonwealth Writers' Prize' for 'The Great Indian Novel'.

Rashmi Bansal Rashmi Bhansal is a writer, entrepreneur and youth expert, who attained fame in the readers' circles with her 'Stay Hungry Stay Foolish'. Founder of JAM magazine, she inspires the youth with her blogging and inspirational insights.

Jhumpa Lahiri Jhumpa Lahiri's debut book was a collection of short stories which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and her second book 'The Namesake' was made into a movie. Jhumpa Lahiri has also won the coveted O. Henry Award, and the PEN/Hemingway Award.

Amitav Ghosh Amitav Ghosh is an anthropologist and prolific writer. He was born in Calcutta but his student life coursed across Delhi, Oxford and Egypt. His most popular works are The Circle of Reason, The Shadow Lines, and In an Antique Land.

Nita Mehta Nita Mehta is a post graduate in Food & Nutrition. She has authored over 300 books on cooking and food and nutrition. 'Zero Oil Cookbook', 'Cooking for Growing Children' and 'Chocolate Cookbook', are amongst her award winning books.

R. K. Narayan R. K. Narayan Best known for his novels based in the fictitious town of Malgudi, R.K.Narayan is a prolific Indian author. He wrote with special grace, ingenuity and humor. He is honored with the Padma Bhushan for his contribution to literature.

Ram Charan Ram Charan is best known for his incredibly popular books on business, including 'Boards That Deliver', 'What the CEO Wants You to Know', 'Boards At Work' among others. Besides writing, Ram Charan is also a speaker and business consultant.

Gulzar Gulzar is one of the most famous lyricists, writers, and poets of India. His songs continue to create magic even to this day. His originality has given memorable moments for Indian cinema and has retained the charm with time.

Ankit Fadia Ankit Fadia achieved fame with his website 'Hacking Truths' and then wrote books on ethical hacking. He is the youngest author to be published by Macmillan. He won 'IT Leader Award' and the Indo-American Society Young Achiever Award in 2005.

Deepak Chopra Deepak Chopra is a doctor, author and self-help specialist. He is famous in the West for his healing practices that combine Yoga, Ayur Veda, and Western Medical Science. Deepak Chopra has authored bestsellers on self-help and healing.

Sudha Murthy Sudha Kulkarni Murthy is renowned for her writing and active role in social services. Sudha Murthy worked as systems analyst and teacher. Her flair for writing is evident in her books like Dollar Sose, originally written in Kannada.

Amartya Sen Amartya Sen is a Nobel laureate in Economics, influenced by the causes of poverty. His theories assert that starvation is not caused by lack of food but lack of economic access to food. His economic views are reflected in his works.

Girish Karnad Girish Karnad was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. Apart from working in theatre, he has directed and acted in films. He has served as Director of the Film and Television Institute of India, Chairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademi and Director of the Nehru Centre, London.

Taslima Nasrin Taslima Nasrin is a Internationally recognized, award-winning writer, Taslima Nasrin is known for her outspoken feminist philosophies and unflinching criticisms of Islam despite multiple fatwa calling for her death. Bangladeshi born Nasrin now lives in NYC, where she was a writer in exile during the 2008-2009 school year at NYU.

V. S. Naipaul V. S. Naipaul is a Nobel laureate, British novelist and essayist of Indo-Trinidadian descent and winner of literary prizes like John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, 'Somerset Maugham Award', 'Hawthornden Prize', 'Booker Prize' and the 'David Cohen Prize'.

Devdutt Pattanaik Devdutt Pattanaik Intrigued with the history and myths of India, Devdutt Pattanaik has written real eye-openers while dissecting the folklore and myths of India. His works analyze myths with respect and intelligence thereby separating seed from chaff.

Vikram Chandra Vikram Chandra is a noted Indian writer who currently teaches creative writing at the University of California, Berkeley. 'Red Earth and Pouring Rain', 'Love and Longing in Bombay' and 'Sacred Games' are amongst his notable works.

Kuldip Nayar Kuldip Nayar began his career as an Urdu journalist. He has also written more than eleven books including favorites like "Between the Lines," "Distant Neighbors: A Tale of the Subcontinent," "India after Nehru," "The Martyr," and others.

Vijay Tendulkar Vijay Tendulkar is one of India's most influential dramatists. Author of thirty full-length plays including Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe and Gashiram Kotwal, twenty-three one-act plays, several of which have become classics of modern Indian theater.

Chitra Banerjee Divakarunie Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is novelist, poet, professor, and short story author, Chitra Banerjee is indeed a gifted writer. Her significant works include Palace of Illusion, and Mistress Of Spice. She was awarded the American Book Award for 'Arranged Marriage'.

Upamanyu Chatterjee Upamanyu Chatterjee is an Indian author and administrator, best known for his short stories, and novels like English and August which recreate life in Indian family system. Upamanyu Chatterjee joined the IAS in 1983 and has since been an administrator.

Kiran Nagarkar Kiran Nagarkar is a popular bilingual author, playwright, novelist, and drama critic. His best works include 'Ravan and Eddie' and 'Cuckold'. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Cuckold. He has also won the Rockefeller Fellowship.

Kunal Basu Kunal Basu is a well known author of international repute. His three acclaimed novels include The Opium Clerk, The Miniaturist, and Racists. His work 'The Japanese Wife' (2008) was made into a film by the Indian filmmaker Aparna Sen.

Divya Prakash Dubey Divya Prakash Dubey was born and brought up in Lucknow and has done engineering studies and Masters in Business Management from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management ( SIBM) Pune. His work is specially known to be unique as it takes quite refreshing take on life and his works are drenched in humor that runs deep.

Tarla Dalal Tarla Dalal is the best-selling author of cookbooks with over 4 million copies sold till date. Her books have been translated into Indian and foreign languages. She won the Padma Shri in 1997 for her services in the field of cookery.

Sanjeev Kapoor Sanjeev Kapoor is the most celebrated chef in India and author of numerous best selling books on Indian cuisine. He is the Winner of "Brand Leadership" award in 2006. His aim is to empower women to cook healthy for a healthy India.

Premchand Munshi Premchand was a well known writer of modern Hindi-Urdu literature and his contribution to literature are characterized by simple language. His works include Panch Parameshvar, Mantra, Prem Purnima and Ram Katha to list a few.

Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray is a highly acclaimed Indian film maker of very high repute. Satyajit Ray's movies have a humanistic touch and have been very well received. He has won 32 National Film Awards, Silver Bear for Best Director, and an honorary Oscar.

Shiv Khera Shiv Khera is a popular motivational writer and author of several bestsellers. His first book "You Can Win" was published in 1998. It sold more than a million copies. He writes motivational books to change the lives of millions of people.

Arundhati Roy Arundhati Roy is an Indian novelist and social activist, Arundhati Roy rose to fame with her 'God Of Small Things' which got her world-wide acclaim. She is the winner of coveted awards like Booker Prize, Cultural Freedom Prize and Sydney Peace Prize.

R K Laxman R.K. Laxman is one of the best cartoonists in the history of India. Blessed with a sense of satire, his "common man" cartoons have gained legendary status in India. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan title in recognition of his talent.

Kamala Das Kamala Das is recognized as one of the foremost modern poets of India and due to this she has been titled as "the mother of modern English Indian poetry". She has won Sahitya Academy Award, Asian Poerty Prize, Asian World Prize, Kerala Sahitya Academy Award and several others.

Anita Desai Anita Desai's debut novel 'The Peacock' set the stage for her prolific career as writer and she was one of the authors included in the Five Indian Novelists by V.V.N. Rajendra Prasad. Journey to Ithaca, Diamond Dust and The Zigzag Way: A Novel, were her other works.

Mulk Raj Anand Mulk Raj Anand's debut book 'Untouchable' published in 1935; garnered him much popularity. Mulk Raj Anand mainly worked on books that depicted the lives of the poorer castes in India and he was aptly acclaimed as the 'Charles Dickens' of India.

Amrita Pritam Amrita Pritam is the first woman recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award. Her fiction writing was also close to the people of the society. She has penned over 100 books some of which have been translated into international languages.

Kiran Desai Kiran Desai is an Indian author of international repute. Her novel had a generous vision and portrayal of the human quandaries. The Inheritance of Loss won the coveted 2006 Man Booker Prize and National Book Critics Circle award for fiction.

Rohinton Mistry Rohinton Mistry is an acclaimed Indian author in the global arena. He studied in Mumbai and went to Canada in the 70s. His early works were published in Canadian Magazines. His debut novel "Such a Long Journey" won the Commonwealth Writers Prize.

Anita Nair Anita Nair is an Indian-English writer whose novels are passionately woven on the thread of human nature and values; with a female oriented component. Her 'Mistress' was included in the list for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction.

Bharati Mukherjee Bharati Mukherjee is an American author of Indian origin whose works mainly are around themes of immigration and nostalgia. Her works are special and Candia McWilliam of 'London Review of Books' described her as "A writer both tough and voluptuous."

Amit Chaudhuri Amit Chaudhuri is an internationally recognized Indian English author and academic, Amit Chaudhuri has authored many prominent works. Amit Chaudhuri has won the coveted Betty Trask Award, Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Sahitya Akademi Award.

Gita Mehta Gita Mehta is a writer, documentary filmmaker, journalist and essayist. Gita Mehta is best known for her essays. Her important works include Raj, A River Sutra and Karma Cola. Her works focus on Indian history, rich culture and politics.

Vikas Swarup Vikas Swarup is an illustrious novelist of international repute, and diplomat; Vikas Swarup is best known for his novels 'Q & A' and Six Suspects. His debut novel 'Q & A' was made into the highly acclaimed Danny Boyle movie 'Slum dog Millionaire'.

Mohsin Hamid Mohsin Hamid is a Pakistani author who attained fame with 'Moth Smoke'- his debut novel which was an instant hit in India and Pakistan. The book was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award and was eventually adapted for television in Pakistan.

Kishore Chaudhary Kishore Chaudhary is a writer and a Radio Broadcaster from Barmer Rajasthan, India. His writings became popular on his blog Hathkadh and ever since then he has got a huge fan following internationally. He writes short stories, poems on universal feelings like love, pain, loss, fear, loneliness, companionship, hope and so on.

Abraham Verghese Abraham Verghese, a physician and author of two acclaimed books of non-fiction is the Professor of Internal Medicine and Senior Associate Chair of the Department of Medicine at Stanford University. A graduate of Iowa Writers' Workshop, his essays and short stories have appeared in the New Yorker, New YorkTimes, Wall Street Journal and Granta.

Jaishankar Prasad Jaishankar Prasad is one among the most famous figures in modern Hindi Literature as well as Hindi Theatre. He is considered one of the Four Pillars (Char Stambh) of Romanticism in Hindi Literature. His style of poetry can be best described as "touching". 'Himadri Tung Shring Se', one of his patriotic poems, won him many accolades in the Indian independence movement era. However, Kamayani remains his best creation undoubtedly.

Akhil Sharma Anil Sharma, an award-winning Indian-American author and assistant professor in the creative writing MFA program at Rutgers University-Newark is the author of two renowned novels - An Obedient Father and Family Life. He has published stories in The Atlantic Monthly, The New Yorker, The Quarterly, Fiction, the Best American Short Stories anthology, and the O. Henry Award Winners anthology. His second novel, Family Life won the 2015 Folio Prize for fiction.

Durjoy Datta Durjoy Datta, an Indian novelist and entrepreneur is one of the highest selling Indian authors in fiction. He completed a degree in Engineering and Business Management before pursuing a writing career. His debut novel, Of Course I Love You! was published when he was barely twenty-one years old and was an instant bestseller. He was recognised as the young achiever by The Times of India in 2009. Some of his other bestselling books include Ohh Yes, I Am Single!, You Were My Crush!, and If It’s Not Forever.

Dharamvir Bharati Dharamvir Bharati was a renowned Hindi poet, author, playwright and social thinker of India. In the year 1972, he was awarded with the Padma Shree for literature. Bharati's novel Gunaho Ka Devta became a classic and his another novel Suraj ka Satwan Ghoda is considered a unique experiment in story-telling. He was the Chief-Editor of the popular Hindi weekly magazine Dharmayug by the Times Group.

David Davidar David Davidar, an Indian novelist and publisher is the author of three published novels, The House of Blue Mangoes (2002), The Solitude of Emperors (2007) and Ithaca (2011). He has been an attentive reader of Indian fiction for nearly forty years.

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhya Bankim Chandra Chattopadhya, a Bengali writer, poet and journalist who gave India, its national song 'Vande Mataram'. First, Bankim Chandra began his career as a writer of the verse and then took up the fictional writing. His first novel – 'Durgeshnandini' was a Bengali historical romance novel, which was published in 1865. 'Anandmatha' is another such great novel by him that contains the thrilling accounts of India's struggle for freedom.

Anurag Mathur Anurag Mathur is an Indian author and journalist, well-known for his phenomenal bestseller, 'The Inscrutable Americans' published in 1991. He has also authored a travel guide called 22 Days in India and his other work includes – 'Popat Lal Bhindi', 'The Country is going to the dogs', 'Scenes from an executive life', 'A life lived later – Poems', 'Are all women leg spinners – asked the Stephanian' which was later published as 'The Department of Denials'.

Suketu Mehta Suketu Mehta, a Newyork based writer is the author of the well-known book – 'Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found' which won the Kiriyama Prize and the Hutch Crossword Award. The author was born in Kolkata and was brought up in Mumbai and Newyork. He has also co-written the screenplay of the Bollywood film with novelist Vikram Chandra.

Basharat Peer Basharat Peer is a Kashmiri journalist and script writer, started his career as a reporter in Tehelka and Rediff. He authored the novel, 'Curfewed Night', the detailed account of his growing up in Kashmir, the zone under conflict. This book has won the Crossword Prize for Non-Fiction and was chosen among the Books of the Year by The Economist and The New Yorker. Currently, he runs the 'India Ink' blog on the digital edition of The New York Times.

Tarun Tejpal Tarun Tejpal, an Indian journalist is one of the founders and former editor-in-chief of the popular investigative news magazine named Tehelka. He is also a well known publisher and novelist. He is the founder of publishing company, India Ink which published Arundhati Roy's Booker prize winning novel 'The God of Small Things' in 1998.

Ashok K Banker Ashok Banker is credited for retelling the mythological epics that has aroused interest to learn about one's own land and its history in the young minds. He is not just a popular author but also a screenwriter. Ashok Banker has worked as a successful freelance journalist and columnist for several years breaking front page news for publications such as The Times of India, Mumbai and cover stories for Outlook magazine, New Delhi.

Anuja Chauhan Anuja Chauhan born to a Rajput family in the small town of Meerut has spent over 17 years in the advertising agency before she started a full time literary career. Over the years, she has worked with the brands like Pepsi, Kurkure, Mountain Dew, Nokia. She became popular with creating Pepsi's 'Nothing official about it' campaign. Her best selling contemporary “rom-com” novels are – 'The Zoya Factor', 'Battle for Bittora, 'Those Pricey Thakur Girls' and 'The House that Built'.

Mridula Koshy Mridula Koshy has tread on various paths before acquiring the fame of a writer. To start with, she has been a cashier at a Kentucky Fried Chicken, swap-meet sales clerk, backstage dresser at fashion shows, waitress, polisher of silverware, writing adviser, a house painter, receptionist at a law firm and has done many other such odd jobs.

Manil Suri Manil Suri is an Indian-American Mathematician who was awarded a Ph.D. in mathematics in 1983. Writing always intrigued him and he started writing short stories in 1980's in his spare time. In 2001, his first novel, 'The Death of Vishnu' was published which was long-listed for the 2001 Booker prize 2002 PEN/Faulkner Award and won the Barnes & Noble Discover Prize. He is also known for his books – 'The Age of Shiva' and 'The City of Devi'.

Gurcharan Das Gurucharan Das, in 1994, after having worked for 30 years in six countries took retirement to pursue his love for writing.He is a regular columnist for six Indian newspapers and also writes periodic pieces for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and other such reputed publications. His literary work includes a novel, 'A Fine Family', a book of essays, 'The Elephant Paradigm' and anthology, 'Three English Plays'.

Sachin Garg Sachin Garg is an engineer turned writer who quit his job in 2011 to enter the world of print media. He did his engineering from the Delhi College of Engineering and is the co-founder of Grapevine India Publishers Pvt. Ltd. He has won the heart of the Indian youth through his popular novels like, 'I am not Twenty Four..I have been nineteen for five years', 'Its the First love..Just like the Last one', 'Never Let Me Go', 'Come on, Inner Peace: I don't have all day' and ' A Sunny Shady Life: An Icy Hot Love'.

Kavita Daswani Kavita Daswani, an Indian American author who is well acclaimed for her novels that revolve around the age old Indian practice of arranged marriages and issues surrounding it. At the age of 17, she started her career as a journalist for South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. In 2003, her debut novel, 'For Matrimonial Purposes' was published. After that, 'The Village Bride for Beverly Hills', 'Salaam Paris', 'Lovetorn' and many other novels were published.

Mukul Deva Mukul Deva is an Indian writer who is noted for his writing on terrorism, war and action. He has served as an officer in the Indian Army from 1981 to 1996. His famous work include Lashkar published in 2008 that predicted Osama Bin Laden's presence in a safe house in Pakistan. His other work includes – 'Salim Must Die', 'Blowback', 'Tanzeem' and many others.

Indra Sinha Indra Sinha, the British writer of English and Indian descent whose pen moved for more than 15 years to tell people stories of the horrifying Bhopal gas tragedy that happened in December, 1984Through his aggressive campaigning, a clinic was opened in 1996 for the still-suffering survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy..

Preeti Shenoy Words are playful, and so are the one's that belong to that world. Preeti Shenoy, is the name popular from that world. She knows, the tricky game of playing with words and portraying them is the most skill-full manner; be it through her books, blogs or some newspaper article. Starting up on her own, through a personal blog, and trekking up their on the mountains of 'best sellers' ain't an easy path.

Manohar Malgonkar A renowned author of Indian Writing in English (IWE) genre whose books introduced to the young generation of India the historical and political details of British Raj, the partition of India and other blood bathed stories that carved the future of India. He earned name and fame through his brilliant novels – 'Distant Drums', 'A Bend in the Ganges', etc.

Anurag Anand Though a management professional who forayed into different sectors like pharmaceuticals, fast-moving consumer goods and financial services is an avid reader too. Anurag Anand's passion for reading was kindled when he was young and was interested in reading anything he could lay his hands on, from comics to novels.

Anand Neelakantan From the intellectual land of South India, Anand Neelakantan emerged out being the writer of best selling novels of the nation. Through his unconventional outlook, towards the mythological stories we have grown up to, he sprouted out a whole new perception. He flipped the hats of 'heroes' & 'villians', of mythological stories like 'Ramayana' & 'Mahabharata'. 'Asura – Tale of the Vanquished' portrayed the story of 'Ramayana' from the Ravan's people eye.

Karan Bajaj The best-selling author, who calls himself as a 'Yogi' first. Someone, who gets 'high' through the meditation. And someone, who's a seeker; more than anything else in the world. Yes, this young one, named Karan Bajaj. Being a youthful soul, most of his work revolves around young generation. From being an investment banker to writer, Karan Bajaj, has thrived equally on both the paths and continues doing so; even today.

Amit Varma Amit Varma has donned almost every hat, that has been weaved out of the thread of writing. He has been associated with many leading newspapers, publications and journals, all over the nation and worldwide. He has also have been an active blogger, with his blog titled 'India Uncut'. Years of indulgence into different layers of writing, he finally published his first novel – 'My Friend Sancho', during 2009. The novel was praised, for being ranked as an best selling debut novel of that year.

Aravind Adiga Aravind Adiga's debut novel 'The White Tiger' published in 2008 won the Man Booker Prize for fiction in the same year. He is the fourth Indian born author to win such a prize. The novel discussed the two contrasting sections of the Indian society – India's emerging rich class and people who still struggle to earn their daily bread and butter. His articles have been published in the New Yorker, the Sunday Times, the Financial Times and the Times of India.

Abhijit Bhaduri Abhijit Bhaduri is the Chief Learning Officer for the Wipro Group. He has three best selling books to his name, 'Mediocre But Arrogant', 'Married But Available' and 'Don't Hire the Best'. He is second among the top HR influencers on Social Media according to SHRM, India. He writes for many popular publications like The Wall Street Journal, The Economic Times, the Hindu Business Line and other such publications.

Anees Jung Anees Jung is an Indian author, columnist and a journalist who has poignantly written about the lives of women in India, especially the lives of Muslim women in India, in her two popular novels, 'Unveiling India' and 'Night of the New Moon'. Born in Hyderabad, she began her career as an editor of Youth Times and she has been a columnist for major newspapers in India and abroad.

Charu Nivedita Writers, are a bunch of thinkers; carving a path into the rock-solid, stubborn society. Charu Nivedita, belongs to the same intense species. He is a transgressive Tamil writer. The first one in the nation, to have written the auto-fiction genre of novel in India. His major interest rests in penning down the issues that encompass politics, humanism, post-modernism, meta-fiction and a few others, that follow the same path.

Kewal Dheer Who said a 'Sarkari Officer' leads a monotonous life? Kewal Dheer and his works, breaks this stereotype. He writes in the rich languages of Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. Getting a start from an article published in a magazine, Kewal Dheer set forth on the path of writing. His oeuvre includes, 10 volumes of short stories, 5 novels, travelogues and screenplay for a handful of Indian television series. He have also been an editor to several magazines & weeklies.

Samit Basu Everyone ain't lucky enough to get their first work published, by a prominent publisher – Penguin India. Samit Basu, is surely that fortuitous one, in that regard. His first novel – 'The Simoqin Prophecies' got famed, and hence followed by a successful trilogy. Bagging, Samit Basu with the title of foremost Indian English fantasy writer. His other two superhero novels viz. 'Turbulence' & 'Resistance', got published in UK & US; respectively.

Arun Joshi Publicly-shy writer – Arun Joshi, whose books written in 1970s had contemporary themes which are relevant in today's world too. He has penned down 5 novels in his lifetime and is well-known for his 2 novels, 'The Strange Case of Billy Biswas' and 'The Apprentice'. He wrote his penultimate novel, 'The Last Labyrinth', and won the Sahitya Akademi award for the same.

Ira Trivedi Ira Trivedi- a young Indian writer explored the nuances of marriage and sexuality in the 21st century in India through her well-acclaimed book, 'India in Love'. Her books carry the theme of social revolution in India that is gradually permeating in the lives of Indian youth. Her work also includes books – 'The Great Indian Love Story', 'What would you do to save the world?' and 'There's no love on Wall Street'.

Nikita Singh A name that earned fame, at a very young age – Nikita Singh. She's the one, who picked up pen at the age of 17. And there's no looking back, since than. Today, she's the author of almost nine books. Her first book was launched, during 2011, while she was still pursuing her bachelors in pharmacy. The book was titled as 'Love @ Facebook', which turned out as a big hit. This was the defining moment for her, and turned to be a full-time writer. Currently, she's also working with a publishing house.

Tushar Raheja Tushar Raheja is an Indian Writer, who published his first book; while being an undergraduate student. He's the type of author, who shuns away the conventional path, and goes out trying novice pattern of writing. He's first book – 'Anything for you, Ma'am', was a comedy fiction. Whilst, the later one picked up cricket, as the centre-stage of it's theme; which is names as 'Romi & Gang'. He's also a doctoral candidate at IIT Delhi; researching on his thesis.

Amrita Tripathi Passionate about gender rights and raising awareness on mental health issues, Amrita Tripathi is a freelance journalist and a novelist. She has worked at CNN-IBN (India) as a Senior News Anchor, Health & Books Editor, Special Correspondent (New York) and Special Correspondent (Foreign Affairs). Her novels- 'Broken News' and 'The Sibius Knot', both of them portrays the dark shades of urban life.

Tuhin Sinha Acclaimed by a wide network; Tuhin Sinha is one of the best selling author in India. His work diversifies, in multiple genres. Tuhin has total five books, credited to his name. Which comprises of an offbeat romance 'That Thing Called Love', political thriller titled as 'Of Love & Politics' & others. Besides, he has a keen interest in cricket and politics. He's also a political columnist with leading newspapers and news blogs.