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 |  | Ashwin Sanghi
Ashwin Sanghi''s The Rozabal Line was an incredible read. Even though I was told that it was India''s version of the Da Vinci Code, I found it to be much more intelligent. Some of the connections that...
reshmav1962 January 13, 2009 00:41
| | | favourite Indian author
My favourite Indian authour is Anitav Ghosh. I have read most of his books and like the way he creates the landscape in his novel....
satyabhai(Hyderabad) March 26, 2008 02:34
| | | Authors
I love Satyajit Ray's Feluda mysteries!!!!...
aquarianbrains(Mumbai, Delhi) January 17, 2008 17:31
| | | Authors
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is great!!!!! Her books like Conch Bearer, Mistress of Spices etc......are great!!!!!...
aquarianbrains(Mumbai, Delhi) January 17, 2008 17:30
| | | My favorite Indian Author
Crime master Rajeshkumar is my favorite author. A simple crime story with many entangled incidents and brilliant characters which finally come to a climax that we had never anticipated th...
geetha_babu(Chennai) December 13, 2007 11:48
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someone please keep me informed on non fictions
as for now my fav authos are
chethan bhagath
ravibelgere(he writes in kannada)...
karthikdesai(shimoga,karnataka,india) August 31, 2007 17:50
| | | Fav. author.
I've come across 2 great books.
1) It happened in India
2) India Unbound
Now i've a keen interest in reading Kishore Biyani and Gurucharan Das. Please suggest some more books by the above author...
kanchanpt(Ujjain) August 29, 2007 07:55
| | | my favorite author
My favorite author is yandamoori veerendernath. He writes in telugu. His books teaches how to live our life. Everyone who wants to live their life should read his books, he also wrote a few english ve...
namana August 21, 2007 19:30
| | | vikram seth
he is a writer whose books revolve around numerous characters and events and yet never cease to maintain the integrity and flow which is required to keep a reader absorbed ....
sahu_sush1984(hyderabad) August 10, 2007 15:52
| | | SHIV KHERA
SHIV KHERA is my fav author who wrote lot of motivational books... It improves positive attitude in our mind.. eg: YOU CAN WIN...
asdreddy(chennai, india) August 6, 2007 11:57
| | | Good books....
Can anyone tell me some good books.....Did anyone read books from Salman rushdie????...
das_skumar(chennai) August 1, 2007 15:34
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Yes, I've gone through Salman Rushdie's The Stanic Verses. Please go throug it because it has really shown the other side of all the religions as they are. We people will forget to critize the religio...
kanchanpt(Ujjain) August 29, 2007 07:51
| | | ARUNDATHI ROY
Arundathy Roy is probably my favourite author.Most probably her famous novel"GOD OF SMALL THINGS" is a tale with poetic touch which gained reputation all over awarding the most prestigious booker priz...
haarika(vijayawada,india) June 14, 2007 18:56
| | | | Re: ARUNDATHI ROY
Are we considering Latest Authors or counting the writers from the past. If we are considering the Past Authors,how we forget Late. Rabindranath Tagore,Freedom Fighter.Late Vinayak Damodar Savarkar,La...
sswanand007(Sangamner,India) July 18, 2007 16:27
| | | | Re: ARUNDATHI ROY
I didn't quite get it - this fascination about small thing!...
giri223(delhi) June 28, 2007 12:53
| | | mY faV authoR :-Chetan Bhagat
Five point some one! Creats a wonderful picture before my eyes about those indian guys.....he just made it by keeping it simple and easy to understand.His next published One night at call centre is eq...
tumuludeepak(Mumbai) June 7, 2007 09:40
| | | Try 1960s babugiri in the govt forms..
I wonder if reading 1960's vintage babugiri in Govt forms is a new form of entertainment .
Eg. Passport has this gem :
Applicant particulars below name :
SEX : Male/ Female/ Others - pleas...
giri223(delhi) May 23, 2007 11:05
| | | Sunil Ganguly
He writes in bengali. He is a class act not only for children's stories but novels too!! He is a great poet too to top it....
vishy2662(jamshedpur) April 20, 2007 17:07
| | | Aparna Rao
Can anybody furnish me an e-mail id of Aparna Rao who has written books on NOMADS.
-Sumedh...
bsumedh(Pune, India) March 22, 2007 18:59
| | | My favorite Indian Author....
Certainly Great daring son of India Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar.In novelist category Mulk raj Anand....
rebel(Daman,India) February 27, 2007 17:56
| | | | Re: My favorite Indian Author....
If anybody has the information, please respond to the following questions at raghuram04@yahoo.com
1. No of tamil brahmins presently living in Tamil Nadu.
2. No of tamil brahmins in TN Police, TN...
raghuram04(Delhi) March 11, 2007 17:33
| | | | | Re: Re: My favorite Indian Author....
Why not get this information thru' RTI i.e. RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT?...
mac_mohan March 12, 2007 19:05
| | | Hindi-Urdu Author Awarded !
Aftab Hasnain has been awarded prestigious Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy Award (2005)for his book, 'Drama Nagar'(collection of original one-act-plays). This is eighth feather in his cap!...
Theatrewala February 20, 2007 19:20
| | | My Favourites
Shivaram karanth and purnachandra tejaswi. Karanth's vijnana prapancha, and Tejaswi's Karvalo, jugari cross and his collection of short stories are some of my favourite....
swamyss(Bangalore) February 19, 2007 09:40
| | | Favourite Indian Author
I have 3 favourites-
RK Narayan for his simple narrative and great sense of humour.
Kalki- for creating master pieces in Tamil literature
AbdulKalam for stirring a scientific temper in us and inspi...
alwaye February 13, 2007 05:55
| | | hands down
salman rushdie...no one else can blend poetry and prose so well...
cleo_r(delhi, india) February 7, 2007 17:17
| | | | Re: hands down
THAT IS OK BUT HE IS HARDLY INDIAN.HE WAS BORN IN INDIA BUT HIS PARENTS SHIFTED TO PAKISTAN WHEN HE WAS QUITE YOUNG AND AFTER WARDS HE MOSTLY RESIDES IN THE WEST AND HIS LATEST BOOK IS NOT MUCH TO TA...
mkbajaj February 7, 2007 17:53
| | | Favourite Indian Author
Ofcourse R.K.Narayan, the only writer who brought out our Indian life in his books....
sottovoce(Bangalore) November 24, 2006 19:34
| | | | Re: Favourite Indian Author
ABSOLUTELY !...
mkbajaj November 25, 2006 09:25
| | | the one and only khushwanth singh
the one and only khushwanth singh...
randeepster(Chennai,India) November 17, 2006 14:51
| | | favorite author
Dr.shivaram karnatha and kuvempu are my favorite authors. Karnth's all time best 'chomanadudi' is everlasting in my memory n kuvempu's 'malegalalli madumagalu' n 'kanooru subbamma heggadathi' are the ...
shashi_gopaul(bangalore,India) September 4, 2006 14:54
| | | the best
APJ abdul kalam and satyajit ray...
esha_080305(rajasthan) September 4, 2006 11:08
| | | My favourite Indian Author.
At present Mr.Ramesh Menon, whose English rendering of the epic "Mahabharatha", I am reading now. The story has been rendered by the Author in simple English, without any loss of its main theme, makes...
sottovoce(Bangalore) August 26, 2006 20:54
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NIRAD CHOUDHRY ! BUT WAS HE AN INDIAN EXCEPT FOR THE NAME?...
mkbajaj(GURGAON) August 14, 2006 20:54
| | | My favourite indian author...
K.R. Narayan - of the Malgudi Days fame....
berto(Mussoorie) August 9, 2006 14:00
| | | | Re: My favourite indian author...
friend - it is R.K.Narayan, brother of R.K.Laxman famous cartoonist....
babupriya(Bangalore) August 11, 2006 17:14
| | | | | Re: Re: My favourite indian author...
Yes, an error, thanks for the correction reminder....
berto(Mussoorie) August 14, 2006 09:57
| | | best writer
I think Chetan Bhagat is a very good author.I just love his books.The language he uses is very simple .His book 'Five point someone' is probanly one of the best books i have ever read....
rashmi_thimmaiah(karnataka,india) August 7, 2006 11:38
| | | | Re: best writer
i have read one night at call center by chetan bhagat and i too think he is the best indian auther of tdys generation but i want to read his book five point at someone which i am not getting anywhere ...
shubhadakadam(mumbai,india) September 15, 2006 17:48
| | | Fav Writers
For Sports it is Ramachandra Ghuha,Inspiration for the upcoming generation APJ Kalam,for thought provoking and humur Mr Gangadhar....
manvicbe(Hyderabad) July 18, 2006 22:36
| | | Best writer
His Higness A P J Abdul Kalam.
A great thinker and writer and scientist and............................................
jothis(Bangalore) July 17, 2006 15:39
| | | | Re: Best writer
A thinker and scientist may not necessarily be a great writer....
nkmm July 18, 2006 10:01
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Any body can write any thing with out thinking.
But APJ Abdul Kalam has a great vision in his each books. All Indian should read his books....
jayarajpraj(Cochin) July 18, 2006 11:15
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Yep... depends on which category of books that interest you. In fiction Jhumpa Lahiri, Rohinton Mistry, Chitra Bannerjee Divakarnuni... all are good....
deepadey(Delhi, India) July 20, 2006 11:46
| | | Shashi Tharoor !
Shashi Tharoor is a fantastic author and I wonder why I never read his books earlier? Well, I am making up for my loss by having bought 'India: Midnight To Millenium' and 'The Great Indian Novel' to s...
AnjuChandel(Delhi, India) July 9, 2006 12:35
| | | Aftab Hasnain my favourite author!
Aftab Hasnain's name cannot be overlooked. His most recent book which I have read is 'Natak Nagar'. Its collection of five one-act-plays viz; 'Iss aag Ko Bujha Do', 'Yahan Ameena Bikti Hai', 'Agnidand...
Sharmila_Vikrant June 10, 2006 13:16
| | | one and only Fanishwor Nath Renu
The author who had been rated as greatest "grameen sahityakar" behind Premchand he is my favorite author. "Maila Anchal" is not need any introduction. He is the best....
ajeetrkarna May 23, 2006 14:30
| | | RK.Narayan and APJ. Kalam
They r the best....
vinayshetty(Bangalore, India) May 23, 2006 02:20
| | | Arundhati roy is my fav author
I feel Arundhati Roy is the top Indian author as of today.Her verses are absolutely marvelous.Even her two essay books,"Algebra of Infinite justice",and "Ordinary Person's Guide to the empire" demonst...
g_soft_73(Chennai) May 22, 2006 19:13
| | | Manju Kapoor: Difficult Daughters is a good book!
Recently I read Difficult Daughters and found it to be very good. I think in the hands of a good director, it can turn into a good movie as well....
AnjuChandel(Delhi, India) May 20, 2006 17:56
| | | David Frawley
The most articulate authour on Indian politics today is David Frawley. The late Sita Ram Goel comes second in my opinion....
hinduwarrior(London, UK) May 18, 2006 12:38
| | | R.K Narayan is one of several good choices
The number of very good Indian Authors is high and so choosing just one for the 'favourite' or 'best' label would be tough. However, I would still venture to choose R.K Narayan if only due to the ease...
piri May 13, 2006 13:21
| | | Thanks to NDTV Message Central
Through NDTV Message Board I got the author Aftab Hasnain's email and through it I got his latest book, 'Natak Nagar' (collection of one- act-plays). Thanks to NDTV Message Central!...
Sharmila_Vikrant May 8, 2006 17:34
| | | | Re: Thanks to NDTV Message Central
satyajit ray...
esha_080305(rajasthan) October 14, 2006 10:34
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my favourite indian author is gujrati author ''m.k.gandhi''...
vishu143(mumbai,india) October 14, 2006 14:08
| | | fave author
all indian writers, so far to my knowledge have not been exploited fully,but those who really made a mark for themselves were- R.K.Narayan, Ruskin Bond. these two authors are beyond par. their writing...
abbi(chennai,india) April 24, 2006 22:10
| | | BOOKS
AFTAB HASNAIN- THE GREATEST INDIAN HINDI/URDU PLAYWRIGHT OF TODAY'S AGE WHO HAS GIVEN US BOLD AND MASTERPIECE BOOKS ON DRAMA VIZ: 'YAHAN AMEENA BIKTI HAI','CHAL UD JA RE PANCHCHI', 'ROSHNI', 'NATAK NA...
Theatrewala April 9, 2006 23:46
| | | | Re: BOOKS
AFTAB HASNAIN- IS ALSO A REPUTED AND HIGHLY ACCLAIMED CHILDREN'S AUTHOR AND AS MANY AS HIS 27 BOOKS FOR CHILDREN HAVE ALREADY BEEN PUBLISHED IN HINDI/URDU LANGUAGES. HAS WRITTEN MORE THAN HUNDRED SHOR...
Theatrewala April 10, 2006 23:56
| | | | | Re: AFTAB HASNAIN'S BOOKS
I want to read Aftab Hasnain's books. Can somebody guide me from where I can get them?...
Sharmila_Vikrant April 23, 2006 11:02
| | | | | | Re: Re: AFTAB HASNAIN'S BOOKS
Books are available on book stalls or you can communicate with the author Aftab Hasnain on email: aftabhasnain@yahoo.com...
Theatrewala May 1, 2006 08:29
| | | Is NAIPAUL the best writer the world has ever produced?
Sir Vidya thinks he is God. If Thomas Hardy, Henry James, Hemingway, Jane Austen and E. M. Forster could not write, the world is full of a million idiots who regularly read, analyse or teach their wor...
rustyice(Hyderabad) April 7, 2006 16:13
| | | GREAT ONE AND THE ONLY
THERE CANNOT BE ANYONE OTHER THAN OUR OWN RABINDER NATH TAGORE. THE GREAT AND FABULOUS WRITTER OF ALL THE TIME....
jeewan1946 April 6, 2006 23:05
| | | Favorite author
You all friends forgot one and only enlightened master OSHO. you have expressed your favorite authors. but osho is one whose favorites are WE....
ajayrajput(china) March 26, 2006 16:56
| | | | Re: Favorite author
My favorite author is R K Narayan. His writings are simple and humorous. All the characters in his novel look very real and down to earth. Many a times you feel that the story is happening around you...
srikanth_kankekar(Hyderabad) April 1, 2006 04:41
| | | Jhumpa Lahiri: hope NRIs can be counted as well?
Jhumpa Lahiri's 'Namesake' is a wonderful attempt on human realtionships and a person's identity. She could beautifully slip from one character to the other in her narration, as if she was writing wit...
AnjuChandel(Delhi, India) March 26, 2006 00:58
| | | amitav ghosh
I was highly impressed by his 'the glass palace' and then I read his 'the hungry tides'. I strongly recommend these two books....
zakia(mumbai) March 22, 2006 03:12
| | | Ruskin Bond and Vikram Seth
That's what...
I admire Mr. Bond's works, his simplicity and yes, his appeal. And Mr. Seth's liveliness in his works...
Thanks,
Azura....
Azura March 15, 2006 15:34
| | | favorite author
Arundathi Roy's "God Of Small Things" is an awesome book....I love her writing style...
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menon_rekha(bangalore) March 9, 2006 18:15
| | | | Re: favorite author
It is a good read, particularly the later part, which is exhaustive and exhausting....
nkmm March 11, 2006 23:12
| | | | | Re: Re: favorite author
I feel The God of small things won the Booker because of the environment that Roy recreated by her writing.
Lately she has been busy imagining and eventually writing some blasphemous crap about fi...
rustyice(Hyderabad) April 7, 2006 20:06
| | | Ruskin Bond
By the way the best Indian Author I have come across !!!...
kdg81(Mumbai) March 2, 2006 23:16
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