The Mahabharata is an epic Sanskrit poem traditionally attributed to the sage Vyasa. It is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Ramayana.

Tiruvalluvar was a Tamil poet and philosopher who is traditionally believed to have authored the (Tirukkural), a collection of 1330 couplets on ethics, politics, love, and other aspects of life.

Mirza Ghalib was a renowned Urdu and Persian poet who is considered one of the greatest poets of the Urdu language. His poetry is known for its depth, emotional intensity, and philosophical insights.

Arundhati Roy is an Indian author and activist who gained international recognition for her novel (The God of Small Things), which won the Booker Prize in 1997.

Premchand is widely regarded as the father of modern Hindi literature. His novel (Godan) is considered a masterpiece of Hindi literature and explores the lives of Indian peasants.

Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, writer, and philosopher who is considered one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his collection of poems (Gitanjali).

Premchand is widely regarded as the father of modern Hindi literature. His novel (Godan) is considered a masterpiece of Hindi literature and explores the lives of Indian peasants.

Aravind Adiga is an Indian author who won the Man Booker Prize in 2008 for his novel (The White Tiger), which explores the life of a young man from a poor Indian village who becomes a successful entrepreneur.

Pampa is considered one of the greatest poets of the Kannada language. His work (Kavirajamarga) is a treatise on poetics and is considered a landmark in Kannada literature.

Salman Rushdie is an Indian-born British author who won the Booker Prize in 1981 for his novel (Midnight's Children), which explores the history of India after independence.

Shivaji Sawant is considered the father of modern Marathi literature. His novel (Mrutyunjay) is a historical novel that tells the story of the Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Kiran Desai is an Indian author who won the Man Booker Prize in 2006 for her novel (The Inheritance of Loss), which explores the lives of an Indian family living in the United States.

Pothana is considered one of the greatest poets of the Telugu language. His work (Srimad Bhagavatam) is a translation of the Sanskrit Bhagavata Purana into Telugu.

Rohinton Mistry is an Indian-born Canadian author who won the Booker Prize in 1995 for his novel (A Fine Balance), which explores the lives of four characters during the Emergency in India.

Govardhanram Tripathi is considered the father of modern Gujarati literature. His novel (Saraswatichandra) is a social novel that explores the themes of love, marriage, and family.