Amitav Ghosh (born July 11, 1956[1]), is a Bengali Indian author best known for his work in the

English language. Work [edit] Ghosh is the author of The Circle of Reason (his 1986 debut novel), The Shadow Lines (1988), The Calcutta Chromosome (1995), The Glass Palace (2000), The Hungry Tide (2004), and Sea of Poppies (2008), the first volume of The Ibis trilogy, set in the 1830s, just before the Opium War, which encapsulates the colonial history of the East. Ghosh's latest work of fiction is River of Smoke (2011), the second volume of The Ibis trilogy. The Circle of Reason won the Prix Mdicis tranger, one of France's top literary awards.[5] The Shadow Lines won the Sahitya Akademi Award & the Ananda Puraskar.[6][7] The Calcutta Chromosome won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for 1997.[8] Sea of Poppies was shortlisted for the 2008 Man Booker Prize.[9] It was the co-winner of the Vodafone Crossword Book Award in 2009, as well as co-winner of the 2010 Dan David Prize.[10] River of Smoke was shortlisted for Man Asian Literary Prize 2011. Ghosh famously withdrew his novel The Glass Palace from consideration for Commonwealth Writers' Prize, where it had been awarded the Best Novel in Eurasian section, citing his objections to the term "Commonwealth" and the unfairness of the English-language requirement specified in the rules.[11] Subsequently, he landed in controversy over his acceptance of the Israeli literary award, the $1 million dollar Dan David Prize.[12] Ghosh's most notable non-fiction writings are In an Antique Land (1992), Dancing in Cambodia and At Large in Burma (1998), Countdown (1999), and The Imam and the Indian (2002, a large collection of essays on different themes such as fundamentalism, history of the novel, Egyptian culture, and literature). Suzanna Arundhati Roy[1] (born 24 November 1961) is an Indian author and political activist who is best known for the 1998 Man Booker Prize for Fiction winning novel The God of Small Things (1997) and for her involvement in environmental and human rights causes. Roys novel became the biggest-selling book by a nonexpatriate Indian author. Early life and background Arundhati Roy was born in Shillong, Meghalaya, India,[2] to Ranjit Roy, a Bengali Hindu tea planter and Mary Roy, a Malayali Syrian Christian women's rights activist. She spent her childhood in Aymanam in Kerala, and went to school at Corpus Christi, Kottayam, followed by the Lawrence School, Lovedale, in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. She then studied architecture at the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi, where she met her first husband, architect Gerard da Cunha. Roy met her second husband, filmmaker Pradip Krishen, in 1984, and played a village girl in his awardwinning movie Massey Sahib.[3] Until made financially secure by the success of her novelThe God of Small Things, she worked various jobs, including running aerobics classes at five-star hotels in New Delhi. Roy is the niece of prominent media personality Prannoy Roy, the head of the leading Indian TV media group NDTV.[4] She lives in New Delhi. Works Books The God of Small Things. Flamingo, 1997. ISBN 0-00-655068-1. The End of Imagination. Kottayam: D.C. Books, 1998. ISBN 81-7130-867-8. The Cost of Living. Flamingo, 1999. ISBN 0-375-75614-0. Contains the essays "The Greater Common Good" and "The End of Imagination." The Greater Common Good. Bombay: India Book Distributor, 1999. ISBN 81-7310-121-3.

The Algebra of Infinite Justice. Flamingo, 2002. ISBN 0-00-714949-2. Collection of essays: "The End of Imagination," "The Greater Common Good," "Power Politics", "The Ladies Have Feelings, So...," "The Algebra of Infinite Justice," "War is Peace," "Democracy," "War Talk", and "Come September." Chetan Bhagat (born 22 April 1974), is an Indian author, columnist, and speaker. Bhagat is the author of bestselling novels, Five Point Someone(2004), One Night @ the Call Center (2005), The 3 Mistakes of My Life (2008), 2 States (2009), Revolution 2020 (2011), and What Young India Wants(2012). All the books have remained bestsellers since their release and three have inspired Bollywood films (including the hit films 3 Idiots and Kai Po Che!). In 2008, The New York Times called Bhagat "the biggest selling English language novelist in India's history".[1][2] Bhagat, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, is seen more as a youth icon than as an author.[3] Time magazine named him as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.[4] Bhagat writes op-ed columns for popular English and Hindi newspapers, including the The Times of India and Dainik Bhaskar, focusing on youth, career[5] and issues based on national [6][7] development. Bhagat voices his opinion frequently at leading events.[8][9][10] He quit his investment banking career in 2009, to devote his entire time to writing. List of works [edit] Television [edit] Bhagat was a judge on the Voice of India Star Anchor Hunt.[11] Speeches [edit] "SPARK" speech given at the orientation program for the new group of BBA students at Symbiosis, Pune.[12] "Becoming One With the World" speech given at the HT Leadership Summit Delhi.[13] Speaker [edit] Among his other activities, Bhagat is known to deliver speeches at programs organised by newspapers and media houses like Dainik Bhaskar, The Times of India and at other conclaves apart from writing columns for the same.[14] Script writer [edit] Earlier it was reported that Salman Khan rejected the first draft of his film Kick put together by the author, and said it is not commercial enough. Added the source, "After a while, he kept the script aside and told Chetan very politely, that he has failed to capture the essence of the film which is being adapted from a Telugu hit. 'Make it more commercial' is what the bestselling author was told. Sajid and Chetan had no choice but nod in approval. Last heard, Chetan was back at his desk, to ensure Kick does not end up being one of the three mistakes of his life.[15] Vikram Seth; born 20 June 1952) is an Indian novelist and poet. He has written several novel and poetry books. He has also received several awards including Padma Shri, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, WH Smith Literary Award and Crossword Book Award. Literary work [edit] Poetry [edit] Seth has published five volumes of poetry. His first, Mappings (1980), was originally privately published; it attracted little attention and indeed Philip Larkin, to whom he sent it for comment, referred to it scornfully among his intimates, though he offered Seth encouragement.[7] In 2009 Seth contributed four poems to Oxfam which are used as introductions to each of the four collections of UK stories which form Oxfam's 'Ox-Tales' book project.[11] Perhaps this could have stayed unstated.

Had our words turned to other things In the grey park, the rain abated, Life would have quickened other strings. I list your gifts in this creation: Pen, paper, ink and inspiration, Peace to the heart with touch or word, Ease to the soul with note and chord. How did that walk, those winter hours, Occasion this? No lightning came; Nor did I sense, when touched by flame, Our story lit with borrowed powers Rather, by what our spirits burned, Embered in words, to us returned.[12] Seth together with Philippe Honor marketed a double CD of the music mentioned in An Equal Music, performed by Honor.[13] Shashi Tharoor (Malayalam: , Hindi: ) (born 9 March 1956) is the Indian Minister of State for Human Resource Development,Member of Parliament (MP) from the Thiruvananthapuram of Kerala, an author and a columnist. Until 2007, he was a career official at the United Nations, rising to UnderSecretary General for Communications and Public Information,[1][2] but resigned after losing to Ban Ki-moon in the 2007 election for the SecretaryGeneral. After his entry into politics in 2009, he served as Minister of Statefor the Ministry of External Affairs, but resigned in less than a year after a controversy. Literary career [edit]

Shashi Tharoor delivering a lecture at Universit d't du MEDEF, 2007 Tharoor has written numerous books in English.[31] Tharoor has been a columnist in each of India's three best-known English-language newspapers,[32] most recently for The Hindu newspaper (20012008) and in a weekly column, Shashi on Sunday, in the Times of India (January 2007 December 2008). Following his resignation as Minister of State for External Affairs, he began a fortnightly column on foreign policy issues in the "Deccan Chronicle". Previously he was a columnist for the Gentleman[33] magazine and the Indian Express newspaper, as well as a frequent contributor to Newsweek International and the International Herald Tribune. His Op-Eds and book reviews have appeared in the Washington Post,[34] the New York Times[citation needed] and the Los Angeles Times,[35] amongst other papers.[citation needed] His monthly column, "India Reawakening", distributed by Project Syndicate, appears in some 80 newspapers around the world.[citation needed] Tharoor began writing at the age of six[citation needed] and his first published story appeared in the Bharat Jyoti, the Sunday edition of "The Free Press Journal", in Mumbai at age 10.[citation needed] His World War II adventure novel Operation Bellows, inspired by the Biggles books, was serialized in the Junior Statesman starting a week before his 11th birthday.[citation needed] Each of his books has been a bestseller in India.[citation needed] The Great Indian Novel is in its 28th edition in India and his newest volume.[when?] The Elephant, the Tiger and the Cellphone has undergone seven hardback re-printings there.[citation needed] Tharoor has lectured widely on India,[citation needed] and is often quoted for his observations,[citation needed] including, "India is not, as people keep calling it, an underdeveloped country, but rather, in the context of its history and cultural heritage, a highly developed one in an advanced state of decay."[36] He has also coined a memorable comparison of India's "thali" to the American "melting pot": "If America is a melting pot, then to me India is a thali - a selection of sumptuous dishes in different bowls. Each tastes different, and does not necessarily mix with the next, but they belong together on the same plate, and they complement each other in making the meal a satisfying repast.".[37] (Other quotes in Wikiquote.)