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This is a list of notable writers who come from India or have Indian nationality. Names are sorted according to surname. Names are sorted according to surname. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Sahitya Akademi Award for English Award for contributions to English literature Awarded for Literary award in India Sponsored by Sahitya Akademi, Government of India Reward(s) ₹ 1 lakh (US$1,200) First award 1960 Final award 2024 Highlights Total awarded 53 First winner R. K. Narayan Most Recent winner Easterine Kire Website sahitya-akademi.gov.in Part of a series on Sahitya Akademi Awards ...
Pages in category "English-language writers from India" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 305 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A. K. Ramanujan (1929–1993), poet and scholar of Indian literature who wrote in both English and Kannada; Abhay K (born 1980), poet, diplomat, writer, author and artist; Agha Shahid Ali (1949–2001), Kashmiri-American poet writing in English; Amit Chaudhuri (born 1962), author and poet writing in English
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The first book written by an Indian in English was The Travels of Dean Mahomet, a travel narrative by Sake Dean Mahomed, published in England in 1794. IEL, in its early stages had influence from The Western novel. Early Indian writers used English unadulterated by Indian words to convey an experience which was essentially Indian.
Classification: People: By occupation: People in arts occupations: Writers: By nationality: Indian Also: India : People : By occupation : People in arts occupations : Writers Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable.
The following is a list of ancient Indian writers, originating from the Indian subcontinent. Many writers contributed to the large body of early Indian literature (here roughly taken to predate the 13th century Delhi Sultanate ), consisting of poetry, drama, and writings on religion, philosophy, linguistics, mathematics and many other topics.