Indian English Literature is characterized by the use of Indian words and phrases, the depiction of Indian culture and traditions, and the use of English language. It is not characterized by the use of Western literary techniques.

Raja Rammohan Roy is considered the father of Indian English Literature. He was a social reformer, religious leader, and writer who played a key role in the development of modern Indian thought and literature.

Nationalism, social reform, and cultural identity are major themes in Indian English Literature. Love and romance is not a major theme.

Novel, short story, and poetry are prominent genres in Indian English Literature. Drama is not a prominent genre.

Arundhati Roy is the author of the novel 'The God of Small Things'.

Midnight's Children is a novel by Salman Rushdie, not Vikram Seth.

Aravind Adiga is the author of the novel 'The White Tiger'.

The Namesake is a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri, not Amitav Ghosh.

Jhumpa Lahiri is the author of the novel 'Interpreter of Maladies'.

The God of Small Things is a novel by Arundhati Roy, not Rohinton Mistry.

Kiran Desai is the author of the novel 'The Inheritance of Loss'.

The God of Small Things is a novel by Arundhati Roy, not Salman Rushdie.

Shashi Tharoor is the author of the novel 'The Great Indian Novel'.

The God of Small Things is a novel by Arundhati Roy, not Vikram Chandra.

Amitav Ghosh is the author of the novel 'The Hungry Tide'.