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Literature & writing

Famous people in Literature & writing

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Literature & writing M. T. Vasudevan Nair Indian author, screenplay writer and film director (1933–2024) 1933–2024 · Kerala Literature & writing Nirad C. Chaudhuri Indian Bengali−English writer and man of letters (1897–1999) 1897–1999 · Assam Literature & writing Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup Indian writer (1931–2016) 1931–2016 · Kerala Literature & writing Padma Sachdev Indian poet and novelist (1940–2021) 1940–2021 · Jammu and Kashmir Literature & writing Pratibha Ray Indian writer b. 1943 · Odisha Literature & writing Qurratulain Hyder Indian writer (1927–2007) 1927–2007 · Uttar Pradesh Literature & writing Raghuveer Chaudhari Indian author b. 1938 · Gujarat Literature & writing Raja Rao Indian-born English writer (1908–2006) 1908–2006 · Karnataka Literature & writing Ramachandra Guha Historian and writer from India b. 1958 · Uttarakhand Literature & writing Rudyard Kipling English writer and poet (1865–1936) 1865–1936 · Maharashtra Literature & writing Satya Vrat Shastri Jnanpith Award recipient in Sanskrit. Indian academic 1930–2021 Literature & writing Shankha Ghosh Indian Bengali poet, literary critic and educator (1932-2021) 1932–2021 Literature & writing Shrilal Shukla Indian writer (1925–2011) 1925–2011 · Uttar Pradesh Literature & writing Subhash Mukhopadhyay Indian writer 1919–2003 · West Bengal Literature & writing Sumitranandan Pant Indian writer 1900–1977 · Uttarakhand Literature & writing Sunil Gangopadhyay Award-winning and bestselling Bengali poet and author (1934-2012) 1934–2012 Literature & writing Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay, Name in kannada -ತಾರಶಂಕರ ಬಂಡೋಪಾಧ್ಯಯ Indian writer (1898–1971) 1898–1971 · West Bengal Literature & writing U. R. Ananthamurthy Indian writer and critic in the Kannada language 1932–2014 · Karnataka Literature & writing Viswanatha Satyanarayana Jnanpith Award winning Telugu writer 1895–1976 · Andhra Pradesh

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