R. K. Narayan is an Indian author known for his novel "The Guide" and "Malgudi Days". He is considered one of the pioneers of Indian English literature.

Valmiki is the author of the epic poem "Ramayana". It is one of the most important texts in Hindu literature and tells the story of Lord Rama's journey to rescue his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana.

Rabindranath Tagore is an Indian poet known for his work "Gitanjali". He was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.

Salman Rushdie is an Indian author known for his novel "Midnight's Children". It is a magical realism novel that tells the story of Saleem Sinai, a boy born at the stroke of midnight on the day of India's independence.

Kiran Desai is an Indian author known for her novel "The Inheritance of Loss". It is a novel that tells the story of a young woman named Sai who travels from India to the United States to study.

Aravind Adiga is an Indian author known for his novel "The White Tiger". It is a novel that tells the story of Balram Halwai, a young man from a poor village in India who becomes a successful entrepreneur.

Javed Akhtar is an Indian poet known for his work "Kaifi Aur Main". It is a collection of poems that he wrote about his father, the poet Kaifi Azmi.

Arundhati Roy is an Indian author known for her novel "The God of Small Things". It is a novel that tells the story of two fraternal twins, Rahel and Estha, who grow up in a small town in Kerala, India.

Shashi Tharoor is an Indian author known for his novel "The Great Indian Novel". It is a novel that tells the story of India's history through the eyes of a variety of characters.

Jhumpa Lahiri is an Indian author known for her novel "Interpreter of Maladies". It is a collection of short stories that explore the lives of Indian immigrants in the United States.

Harivansh Rai Bachchan is an Indian poet known for his work "Madhushala". It is a collection of poems that celebrate the joy of life.

Amitav Ghosh is an Indian author known for his novel "The Shadow Lines". It is a novel that tells the story of two families, one Indian and one Bangladeshi, who are separated by the partition of India.

Amitav Ghosh is an Indian author known for his novel "The Hungry Tide". It is a novel that tells the story of a marine biologist who is studying the endangered Ganges river dolphin.

Shashi Tharoor is an Indian author known for his novel "The Book of Mirrored Hours". It is a novel that tells the story of a young woman who travels to India to learn about her family's history.

Gulzar is an Indian poet known for his work "Raag Darbari". It is a collection of poems that explore the themes of love, loss, and longing.