1. By: deepti kashyap, kv3, jhansi
Famous indian authors
By: deepti kashyap, kv3, jhansi

2. AUTHOR’S DAY : 1 NOVEMBER
Objective :-
TO MAKE A SPACE IN THE CORNER OF THE NEW GENERATION HEART ABOUT THE AUTHORS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE.
AUTHOR’S DAY : 1 NOVEMBER

3. Who is author?
WRITER OF A BOOK, ARTICLE OR DOCUMENT / READING MATERIAL.
A PERSON WHO HAS WRITTEN SOMETHING SPECIAL & USEFUL…
A PERSON WHO IS ORIGINATED OR GAVE EXISTENCE TO ANYTHING…
ONE WHO PARTICIPATES WRITING AS PROFESSION.
A COMPOSER OF LITERARY WORK…
WHO HAS ACCOMPLISHED THE INTELLECTUAL CREATION.

4. FAMOUS indian AUTHORS
Indian authors have influenced an entire generation with their writing. Over the years, Indian writers have contributed to the world of English literature and books in regional languages. Indian authors in English deserve a special mention as they have portrayed India; its rich cultural heritage and societal norms to readers in the west. Indian writers have also striven to add variation to the pre-existent and chiefly dominant genres.

5. RABINDRA NATH TAGORE BORN : 7 MAY 1861 DIED : 7 AUGUST 1941
OCCUPATION : POET, WRITER, SONG COMPOSER, PAINTER.
LANGUAGE : BENGALI,ENGLISH.
NOTABLE WORK : GITANJALI, GORA, NATIONAL ANTHEM OF TWO COUNTRIES, AMAR SONA BANGLA.
AWARD : GET NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE (1913).

6. MUNSI PREMCHAND DHANPAT RAI. BORN : 31 JULY 1880 LAMHI.
DIED : 8 OCT 1936 (AGED 56)VARANASI.
OCCUPATION : WRITER.
LANGUAGE : HINDI,URDU.
UPADHI : NAWAB RAI.
WORK : 250 SHORT STORIES, MORE THAN A DOZEN NOVELS, MANY TRANSLATIONS, ESSAYS.

7. AMRITA PRITAM BORN : 31 AUGUST,1919. DIED : 31 OCTOBER 2005.
OCCUPATION : NOVELIST, POET, ESSAYIST.
SUBJECT : POETRY, PROSE, AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
WORKS : PINJAR, AJ AKHAN WARIS SHAH NU (POEM), SUNERARY .
AWARDS : SHAHITYA ACADEMY AWARD, BHARTIYA GYANPETH, PADAM SHRI & VIBHUSHAN.

8. KHUSHWANT SINGH BORN : 2 FEBRUARY 1915. DIED : 20 MARCH 2014.
OCCUPATION : JOURNALIST, WRITER, HISTORIAN.
WORKS :
TRAIN TO PAKISTAN 1956,
GHADAR1915
DELHI A NOVEL 1990
TRAGEDY OF PUNJAB 1984
AWARDS : PADAM BHUSAN & VIBHUSAN,
PUNJAB RATNA,
LIFETIME ACHEIVEMENT BY MUMBAI LIFEST IN 2013.

9. R K NARAYAN BORN : 10 OCTOBER 1906. DIED : 13 MAY 2001.
OCCUPATION : WRITER.
SUBJECT : FICTION, MYTHOLOGY & NON-FICTION.
WORKS : FICTION ON SOUTH INDIAN TOWN MALGUDI,
SEMI- AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL TRINITY.
AWARDS : PADAM VIBHUSHAN,
SHAHITYA ACADEMY AWARDS.

10. VIKRAM SETH BORN : 20 JUNE 1952. AGE : 62 OCCUPATION : NOVELIST, POET.
WORKS : A SUITABLE BOY, THE GOLDEN GATE, AN EQUAL MUSIC.
AWARDS : TEN,
2007 PADAM SHRI, :25 GREATEST GLOBAL LIVING LEGENDS IN INDIA.

11. ARUNDHATI ROY NAME : SUZANNA ARUNDHATI ROY. BORN : 24 NOVEMBER 1961
OCCUPATION : WRITER, ESSAYIST, ACTIVIST.
WORKS : GOD OF SMALL THINGS.
AWARDS : MAN BOOKER PRIZE , SYDNEY PEACE AWARD 2004.

12. ANITA DESAI BORN : 24 JUNE 1937 AGE : 77
OCCUPATION : WRITER, FICTIONS, PROFESSOR.
WORKS : CRY THE PEACOCK,
CLEAR LIGHT OF THE DAY
AWARDS : SAHITYA ACADEMY AWARD
PADAM BHUSAN
3 TIMES SHORT LISTED FOR BOOKER PRIZE.

13. JUMPA LAHIRI BORN: 11 JULY 1967 AGE : 46
NAME : NILANJANA SUDESHNA LAHIRI.
OCCUPATION : NOVELIST, STORIES WRITER.
WORKS :
INTERPRETER OF MALADIES 1999,
THE NAMESAKE 2003,
THE LOWLAND 2013.
AWARDS: PULITZER PRIZE

14. KIRAN DESAI BORN : 3 SEPTEMBER 1971. AGE : 42 OCCUPATION : NOVELIST
WORK : INHERITANCE OF LOSS.
FIRST NOVEL HULLABALOO IN THE GUAVA
AWARDS : MAN BOOKER PRIZE IN 2006.
GOT 2013 BERLIN PRIZE FELLOWSHIP AT AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN.

15. CHETAN BHAGAT BORN : 22 APRIL 1974. OCCUPATION : WRITER.
WORKS : NOVELS, FICTION, MANAGEMENT, HUMOUR.
NOVELS :
5 POINT SOMEONE 2004,
ONE CALL CENTRE 2005,
3 MISTAKES OF MY LIFE 2008,
2 STATES 2009,
REVOLUTION ,
WHAT YOUNG INDIA WANTS?

16. RUSKIN BOND BORN : 19 MAY 1934. AGE : 80. OCCUPATION : WRITER.
WORKS : RUSTY FICTICIOUS CHARACTER, TOO MUCH STORIES.
AWARDS : SAHITYA ACADEMY AWARD IN 1992, PADAM SHRI IN 1999, PADAM BHUSHAN IN

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18. TRIBUTE TO AUTHORS
THANK YOU
There are two kinds of writer: those that make you think, and those that make you wonder.