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

Mulk Raj Anand is considered the father of Indian English literature. He was a prominent writer of the 20th century and is known for his novels such as "Untouchable" and "Coolie".

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

Vikram Seth is an Indian poet and novelist. He is best known for his novel "A Suitable Boy", which was published in 1993.

Amitav Ghosh is an Indian author and essayist. He is best known for his novel "The Glass Palace", which was published in 2000.

Aravind Adiga is an Indian author and journalist. He is best known for his novel "The White Tiger", which won the Man Booker Prize in 2008.

Jhumpa Lahiri is an Indian-American author. She is best known for her novel "Interpreter of Maladies", which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2000.

Bharati Mukherjee is an Indian-American author. She is best known for her novel "Jasmine", which was published in 1989.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an Indian-American author. She is best known for her novel "The Mistress of Spices", which was published in 1997.

Jhumpa Lahiri is an Indian-American author. She is best known for her novel "The Namesake", which was published in 2003.

Jhumpa Lahiri is an Indian-American author. She is best known for her novel "The Lowland", which was published in 2013.

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

Anita Desai is an Indian author. She is best known for her novel "Clear Light of Day", which was published in 1980.

Shashi Deshpande is an Indian author. She is best known for her novel "The Dark Holds No Terrors", which was published in 1980.

Nayantara Sahgal is an Indian author. She is best known for her novel "Rich Like Us", which was published in 1985.