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Literature & writing

Famous people in Literature & writing

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Shashi Deshpande Literature & writing Shashi Deshpande Indian writer b. 1938 · Karnataka Sheila Bhatia Literature & writing Sheila Bhatia Punjabi poet and playwright 1916–2008 Singireddy NarayanaReddy Literature & writing Singireddy NarayanaReddy Jnanpith awardee and renowned Telugu poet 1931–2017 · Telangana Sitakant Mahapatra Literature & writing Sitakant Mahapatra Indian writer from Odisha b. 1937 · Odisha Sunetra Gupta Literature & writing Sunetra Gupta Indian novelist and epidemiologist b. 1965 · West Bengal Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai Literature & writing Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai Novelist and short story writer of Malayalam language (1912–1999) 1912–1999 · Kerala Trishneet Arora Literature & writing Trishneet Arora Indian writer and entrepreneur b. 1993 · Punjab Literature & writing A. K. Ramanujan Indian linguist (1929-1993) 1929–1993 · Karnataka Literature & writing Ali Sardar Jafri Urdu writer from India (1913-2000) 1913–2000 · Uttar Pradesh Literature & writing Anita Desai Indian novelist, University professor (born 1937) b. 1937 · Uttarakhand Literature & writing Arundhathi Subramaniam Indian poet b. 1973 Literature & writing Arundhati Roy Indian novelist, essayist, and activist b. 1961 · Meghalaya Literature & writing Ashapoorna Devi Indian writer (1909–1995) 1909–1995 · West Bengal Literature & writing Bhagwan Das Indian Theosophist (1869-1958) 1869–1958 · Uttar Pradesh Literature & writing Bhisham Sahni Indian writer, playwright, and actor (1915-2003) 1915–2003 Literature & writing Firaq Gorakhpuri Urdu author (1896-1982) 1896–1982 · Uttar Pradesh Literature & writing Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Indian scholar, literary theorist, and feminist critic b. 1942 · West Bengal Literature & writing Girish Karnad Indian playwright, theatre personality (1938–2019) 1938–2019 · Maharashtra Literature & writing Gurdial Singh Indian writer & novelist (1933–2016) 1933–2016 · Punjab Literature & writing Hazari Prasad Dwivedi Hindi novelist, literary historian, essayist, critic and scholar from India 1907–1979 · Uttar Pradesh Literature & writing K. R. Meera Indian writer b. 1970 · Kerala Literature & writing K. V. Subbanna Indian dramatist (1932-2005) 1932–2005 · Karnataka Literature & writing Kaka Kalelkar Indian social reformer, historian, educationist, and journalist (1885–1981) 1885–1981 · Maharashtra Literature & writing Lalithambika Antharjanam Indian writer and social reformer 1909–1987 · Kerala

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