Indian male short story writers

Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)

Indian-born British-American novelist (born 1947)

Indian writer (1906–2001)

Indian author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician (1914–2014)

former Indian diplomat and author

Indian writer (1898–1971)

Indian Bengali author (1894–1950)

Indian-born English writer (1908–2006)

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 writer, playwright, and actor (1915-2003)

Indian author (1908–1994)

Bengali Poet (1899-1954)

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

writer, novelist (1933–2016)

Indian Writer who won Jnanpith award in 2012

novelist and short story writer of Malayalam language (1912–1999)

Indian writer (1924–1997)

Indian (Odia) writer (1914-1991)

Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar (27 February 1912 – 10 March 1999), popularly known by his pen name, Kusumāgraj, was a Marathi poet, playwright, novelist and short story writer, who wrote of freedom, justice and emancipation of the deprived.

Indian politician and writer (1913–1982)

Indian Odia author (1843–1918)

Indian writer (1903-1981)

Punjabi poet and Politician (1899-1976)

Indian writer and poet (1908-1956)

Indian writer and film director

Indian writer (1880–1960)

Indian writer (1932-2021)

Indian writer (1908–1974)

Indian poet, novelist, dramatist (1919-2016)

Indian folklorist and writer of Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi literature

Indian writer (1899–1968)

Bengali writer (1912–1991)

Indian writer

Indian writer, novelist (1910–1996)

Indian writer

Indian writer

Nepali writer and literary critic (1927-2018)

Indian writer

Indian writer

Bengali writer (1924-1988)

Indian writer

George Varghese Kakkanadan (23 April 1935 – 19 October 2011), commonly known as Kakkanadan, was an Indian short-story writer and novelist in the Malayalam language. His works broke away from the neo-realism that dominated Malayalam literature through the 1950s and 1960s. He is often credited with laying the foundation of modernism in Malayalam literature. He is a recipient of Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards in addition to numerous other awards and recognitions.

Indian actor, film director, producer

Indian short story writer

Indian writer

Indian writer

Indian writer

Indian academic

Gujarati-language poet and writer from India

Indian writer

Indian writer

Indian writer (1954-2016)

Indian writer

Indian writer

Punjabi writer (1925-2012)

Indian writer (1905–1978)

Malayalam writer

Indian writer (1921-1987)

Bengali writer, journalist (1909–1980)

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