Arundhati Roy is an Indian writer known for her novel "The God of Small Things", which won the Booker Prize in 1997.

Kalidasa is considered the father of Indian literature. He was a Sanskrit poet and dramatist who lived in the 4th or 5th century CE.

Salman Rushdie is an Indian writer known for his novel "Midnight's Children", which won the Booker Prize in 1981.

Premchand is considered the father of modern Hindi literature. He was a novelist, short story writer, and playwright who lived from 1880 to 1936.

Aravind Adiga is an Indian writer known for his novel "The White Tiger", which won the Man Booker Prize in 2008.

Rabindranath Tagore is considered the father of modern Bengali literature. He was a poet, writer, musician, and artist who lived from 1861 to 1941.

Kiran Desai is an Indian writer known for her novel "The Inheritance of Loss", which won the Man Booker Prize in 2006.

Mirza Ghalib is considered the father of modern Urdu literature. He was a poet, writer, and philosopher who lived from 1797 to 1869.

Shashi Tharoor is an Indian writer known for his novel "The Great Indian Novel", which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1989.

Subramania Bharati is considered the father of modern Tamil literature. He was a poet, writer, and journalist who lived from 1882 to 1921.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an Indian writer known for her novel "The Palace of Illusions", which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2001.

Gurajada Apparao is considered the father of modern Telugu literature. He was a poet, writer, and playwright who lived from 1862 to 1915.

Amitav Ghosh is an Indian writer known for his novel "The Hungry Tide", which won the Man Booker Prize in 2004.

Kuvempu is considered the father of modern Kannada literature. He was a poet, writer, and playwright who lived from 1904 to 1994.

Amitav Ghosh is an Indian writer known for his novel "The Shadow Lines", which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1989.