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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.
[citation needed] The Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, aims at "promoting Indian literature throughout the world". The Akademi annually confers on writers of "the most outstanding books of literary merit". The awards are given for works published in any of the 24 languages recognised by the akademi. [1]
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.
Pages in category "English-language writers from India" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 300 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
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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
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.