21st-century Indian male writers

Indian-born British-American novelist (born 1947)

Indian journalist and author

Indian novelist and poet

Deepak Chopra is an American author, New Age guru, and alternative medicine advocate. A prominent figure in the New Age movement, his books and videos have made him one of the best-known and wealthiest figures in alternative medicine. In the 1990s, Chopra, a physician by education, became a popular proponent of a pseudoscientific approach to well-being that includes yoga, meditation, and nutrition, among other New Age therapies.

Indian film director, producer and screenwriter

Indian writer

Indian writer

Indian writer, poet and lyricist

Indian writer of British descent (born 1934)

Indian film director and producer

Indian actor (1935–2020)

former Indian diplomat and author

Islamic Scholar (1925–2021)

Indian film director, actor, writer, and lyricist (1963–2013)

Indian film director (1914–2008)

Indian film director

Indian writer

Indian film director

D. Jayakanthan (24 April 1934 – 8 April 2015), popularly known as JK, was an Indian writer, journalist, orator, filmmaker, critic and activist. Born in Cuddalore, he dropped out of school at the age of 9 and went to Madras, where he joined the Communist Party of India. In a career spanning six decades, he authored around 40 novels, 200 short stories, apart from two autobiographies. Outside literature, he made two films. In addition, four of his other novels were adapted into films by others.

Indian rapper, singer and composer (1993–2022)

Indian Punjabi language poet and writer (1945–2024)

Indian poet (1932-2021)

Indian journalist and politician

Indian author, screenplay writer and film director (1933–2024)

Indian writer

Indian academic

Bandreddi Sukumar is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who works in Telugu cinema. He is known for his intricate screenplays and for depicting protagonists with grey shades. He is the third highest-grossing Indian film director of all time and is one of the highest-paid directors in Indian cinema.

Indian historian

Indian actor

Indian writer

Indian fashion designer (1960–2020)

Onir (born Anirban Dhar, 1 May 1969) is an Indian film and television director, editor, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his film My Brother…Nikhil, based on the life of Dominic d'Souza, was one of the first mainstream Hindi films to deal with AIDS and same-sex relationships.

Indian writer and poet

Indian screenwriter, actor and director

Indian Urdu language poet, author, critic and theorist.

Indian writer (1942–2019)

Bengali writer

Indian activist

film director from India (1933-2014)

Indian writer

Indian film director

Indian writer and lyricist

film director

Indian poet, novelist, dramatist (1919-2016)

Indian film director

Indian businessman (1942-2009)

Indian screenwriter and director

Indian English language poet

Indian poet and writer from Odisha

Indian comedian, lyricist

Indian author

Indian Bengali poet, writer and editor

British writer

Indian writer

Indian screenwriter

Poet and literary critic (1921–2016)

Indian writer

Indian actor, screenwriter, director and producer

Indian actor, film director, producer

Indian writer and film director (1939-)