Writers from India

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Indians Writers of all time. This list of famous Indians Writers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Indians Writers.

1. #1

   

   George Orwell

   1903 - 1950

   HPI 85.28145 langs

   George Orwell is most famous for his dystopian novel 1984.

2. #2

   

   Rabindranath Tagore

   1861 - 1941

   HPI 83.47164 langs

   Rabindranath Tagore is most famous for his poetry and novels. He is also known for being the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in...Read moreShow less

   Rabindranath Tagore is most famous for his poetry and novels. He is also known for being the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

3. #3

   

   Kālidāsa

   400 - 420

   HPI 82.51137 langs

   Kālidāsa is most famous for his epic poem, the "Kālidāsa's Kumarasambhava," which tells the story of the birth of the god Kumara.

4. #4

   

   Rudyard Kipling

   1865 - 1936

   HPI 79.04121 langs

   Rudyard Kipling is most famous for his book The Jungle Book, which was published in 1894. It is a collection of stories, written in verse,...Read moreShow less

   Rudyard Kipling is most famous for his book The Jungle Book, which was published in 1894. It is a collection of stories, written in verse, about a boy named Mowgli who is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle.

5. #5

   

   Valmiki

   80 BC - 2 BC

   HPI 76.2161 langs

   Valmiki is most famous for writing the Ramayana, an epic poem about the life of Rama.

6. #6

   

   Jaggi Vasudev

   b. 1957

   HPI 75.1747 langs

   Indian yogi, mythic, and author

7. #7

   

   Salman Rushdie

   b. 1947

   HPI 74.4098 langs

   Salman Rushdie is most famous for his controversial novel The Satanic Verses. The book was condemned by the Ayatollah Khomeini, and Rushdie...Read moreShow less

   Salman Rushdie is most famous for his controversial novel The Satanic Verses. The book was condemned by the Ayatollah Khomeini, and Rushdie was forced into hiding.

8. #8

   

   Ghalib

   1797 - 1869

   HPI 74.0068 langs

   Ghali is most famous for writing the "Divan-e-Ghalib" which is a collection of poems.

9. #9

   

   Jim Corbett

   1875 - 1955

   HPI 73.3936 langs

   British hunter, tracker, naturalist and author

10. #10

    

    Tulsidas

    1532 - 1623

    HPI 73.1659 langs

    Tulsidas is most famous for writing the Ramcharitmanas, which is a long poem about the life of the Hindu god Rama.