Indian Authors And Their Books

One of the most important topics of GK is Indian Authors And Their Books. A minimum of one question is definitely asked in exams like SSC, RRB, UPSC, etc. There are many authors and books, and learning the name of all the authors and books are impossible. We are providing a list of famous Indian authors and their notable works which were asked frequently in exams:

List Of Indian Authors And Their Books:

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

    • "Gitanjali"
    • "The Home and the World"
    • "The Post Office"
    • "Chokher Bali"

  2. R.K. Narayan

    • "Swami and Friends"
    • "The Guide"
    • "The Man-Eater of Malgudi"

  3. Arundhati Roy

    • "The God of Small Things"

  4. Chetan Bhagat

    • "Five Point Someone"
    • "2 States: The Story of My Marriage"
    • "Half Girlfriend"

  5. Jhumpa Lahiri

    • "Interpreter of Maladies"
    • "The Namesake"
    • "The Lowland"

  6. Salman Rushdie

    • "Midnight's Children"
    • "The Satanic Verses"
    • "The Golden House"

  7. Kamala Das

    • "My Story"
    • "The Descendants"
    • "Summer in Calcutta"

  8. Ruskin Bond

    • "The Blue Umbrella"
    • "Room on the Roof"
    • "The Room of Many Colours"

  9. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

    • "The Mistress of Spices"
    • "The Palace of Illusions"

  10. Vikram Seth

    • "A Suitable Boy"
    • "An Equal Music"
    • "The Golden Gate"

  11. Kiran Desai

    • "The Inheritance of Loss"
    • "Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard"
    • "The Artist of Disappearance"

  12. Shashi Tharoor

    • "The Great Indian Novel"
    • "Inglorious Empire"
    • "Riot: A Love Story"

  13. Khushwant Singh

    • "Train to Pakistan"
    • "Delhi: A Novel"
    • "The Company of Women"

  14. Amish Tripathi

    • "The Immortals of Meluha"
    • "The Secret of the Nagas"
    • "The Oath of the Vayuputras"

  15. Raja Rao

    • "Kanthapura"
    • "The Serpent and the Rope"
    • "The Cat and Shakespeare"

  16. Shobhaa De

    • "Socialite Evenings"
    • "Starry Nights"
    • "Sultry Days"

  17. Aravind Adiga

    • "The White Tiger"
    • "Last Man in the Tower"
    • "Selection Day"

  18. Anita Desai

    • "Fire on the Mountain"
    • "Clear Light of Day"
    • "The Village by the Sea"

 19. Preeti Shenoy

    • "Life is What You Make It"
    • "The Secret Wish List"
    • "It's All in the Planets"

  20. Vikram Chandra

    • "Sacred Games"
    • "Love and Longing in Bombay"
    • "Geek Sublime"

Nobel Prize-winning Indian authors:

  • Rabindranath Tagore: Rabindranath Tagore was the first Asian to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He received the nobel prize in 1913 for his collection of poems titled "Gitanjali".
  • V.S. Naipaul: Although he was born in Trinidad, V.S. Naipaul is of Indian descent and is often associated with Indian literature. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001.