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Born May 26, 1946 (age 78) • Chennai • India
Founder Workers and Peasants Strength Union
Notable Works “The God of Small Things” • “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness”
R.K. Narayan
Indian author
Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy
Indian author, actress, and activist
Amitav Ghosh
Amitav Ghosh
Indian-born writer
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore
Bengali poet
Nirad C. Chaudhuri
Bengali author and scholar
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Indian author
Vikram Seth
Vikram Seth
Indian author
Kamala Das
Indian author
Anita Desai
Indian author
Qurratulain Hyder
Indian writer
Bana
Indian writer
Nayantara Sahgal
Indian journalist and author
Mulk Raj Anand
Mulk Raj Anand
Indian author
Bhai Vir Singh
Indian writer and theologian
Premchand
Premchand
Indian author
Kamala Markandaya
Indian author
Mahadevi Varma
Indian writer and activist
O.V. Vijayan
Indian cartoonist and writer
Kaifi Azmi
Indian poet
Larry Kramer
Larry Kramer
American writer