Premchand is widely regarded as the father of modern Hindi literature for his significant contributions to the development of the language and its literary traditions.

Suniti Kumar Chatterji was a renowned Indian linguist and literary scholar who made significant contributions to the study of Bengali literature and linguistics.

Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar is widely recognized as the father of modern Marathi literature for his influential writings and contributions to the development of the language.

U. V. Swaminatha Iyer was a prominent Indian literary scholar and historian who made significant contributions to the study of Tamil literature and its history.

Kuvempu is widely regarded as the father of modern Kannada literature for his significant contributions to the development of the language and its literary traditions.

Vallathol Narayana Menon was a renowned Indian literary scholar and poet who made significant contributions to the study of Malayalam literature and its history.

Kandukuri Veeresalingam is widely recognized as the father of modern Telugu literature for his influential writings and contributions to the development of the language.

K. M. Munshi was a prominent Indian literary scholar and historian who made significant contributions to the study of Gujarati literature and its history.

Fakir Mohan Senapati is widely regarded as the father of modern Odia literature for his significant contributions to the development of the language and its literary traditions.

Lakshminath Bezbaroa was a renowned Indian literary scholar and poet who made significant contributions to the study of Assamese literature and its history.

Ghulam Nabi Khayal is widely recognized as the father of modern Kashmiri literature for his influential writings and contributions to the development of the language.

Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai was a prominent Indian literary scholar and poet who made significant contributions to the study of Sindhi literature and its history.

Laxmanrao Sardessai is widely regarded as the father of modern Konkani literature for his influential writings and contributions to the development of the language.

Nanak Singh was a prominent Indian literary scholar and poet who made significant contributions to the study of Dogri literature and its history.

L. M. Khuman is widely recognized as the father of modern Manipuri literature for his influential writings and contributions to the development of the language.