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Writers from Dominion of India

154 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

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Ruskin BondAuthor · BooksRuskin Bond (born 19 May 1934) is an Indian author and poet. His first novel, The Room on the Roof, published in 1956, received the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize.
S. Abdul RahmanAuthor · BooksSyed Abdul Rahman (9 November 1937 – 2 June 2017) was a Tamil poet from Tamil Nadu, India. He was known by the title Kavikko (lit.
S. K. PottekkattAuthor · BooksSankarankutty Kunjiraman Pottekkatt (14 March 1913 – 6 August 1982) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature, traveller, and politician from Kerala.
Sachin BhowmickPerson · Film memorabiliaSachin Bhowmick (17 July 1930 – 12 April 2011) was an Indian Hindi film writer and director. Writing was his main work and he wrote stories or screenplays for over 94 films.
Sachin Dev BurmanPerson · Music memorabiliaSachin Dev Burman (1 October 1906 – 31 October 1975) was an Indian music director and singer. He was a member of the Tripura royal family.
Sahir LudhianviAuthor · BooksAbdul Hayee (8 March 1921 – 25 October 1980), popularly known by his pen name (takhallus) Sahir Ludhianvi, was an Indian poet who wrote primarily in Urdu in addition to Hindi.
Sanjib ChattopadhyayAuthor · BooksSanjib Chattopadhyay (born 24 October 1934 in Kolkata, India) is an Indian Bengali novelist and writer of short stories.
Santha Rama RauAuthor · BooksSantha Rama Rau (24 January 1923 – 21 April 2009) was an Indian-born American writer.
Santokh Singh DhirAuthor · BooksSantokh Singh Dhir (2 December 1920– 8 February 2010) was an Indian writer and poet who wrote in Punjabi. He was known for his stories Koee Ik Sawaar, Sanjhi Kandh and Saver Hon Tak.
Satyadev DubeyPerson · Film memorabiliaSatyadev Dubey (13 July 1936 – 25 December 2011) was an Indian theatre director, actor, playwright, screenwriter & film director. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1971.
Seemab AkbarabadiAuthor · BooksSeemab Akbarabadi born Aashiq Hussain Siddiqui (5 June 1880 – 31 January 1951) was an Urdu poet, who was born in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India and who later moved to Pakistan after partition.
Shakuntala DeviAuthor · BooksShakuntala Devi (4 November 1929 – 21 April 2013) was an Indian mental calculator, astrologer, and writer, popularly known as the "Human Computer".
Shankha GhoshAuthor · BooksSankha Ghosh (born Chittapriya Ghosh; 5 February 1932 – 21 April 2021) was an Indian poet and literary critic. His ancestral home wa
Shanta ShelkeAuthor · BooksShanta Janardan Shelke (12 October 1922 – 6 June 2002) was an Indian poet and writer in the Marathi language. She was also a noted journalist and academic.
Sheikh Muhammad AbdullahAuthor · BooksSheikh Mohammad Abdullah (5 December 1905 – 8 September 1982) was an Indian politician who played a central role in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir.[1][3] Abdullah was the founding leader…
Shiv Kumar BatalviAuthor · BooksShiv Kumar (23 July 1936 – 6 May 1973), better known by his pen name Shiv Kumar Batalvi, was an Indian poet, writer and playwright of the Punjabi language.
Shrikant VermaAuthor · BooksShrikant Verma (18 September 1931 – 25 May 1986) was an Indian poet and a Member of Parliament from Madhya Pradesh as a Congress party candidate from 1976 to 1982 and 1982 to 1986.
Shrilal ShuklaAuthor · BooksShrilal Shukla (31 December 1925 – 28 October 2011) was a Hindi writer, notable for his satire.
Shuddhananda BharatiAuthor · Books
Singireddy NarayanaReddyAuthor · BooksCingireddi Narayana Reddy (29 July 1931 – 12 June 2017), popularly known as CiNaRe, was an Indian Telugu-language poet, writer, and critic.
Sita Ram GoelAuthor · BooksSita Ram Goel (16 October 1921 – 3 December 2003) was an Indian Hindu nationalist writer, and publisher known for his literature pertaining to Hinduism and Hindu nationalism in the late…
Surjit PatarAuthor · BooksSurjit Patar (born Surjit Hunjan; 14 January 1945 – 11 May 2024) was an Indian Punjabi language writer and poet from Punjab.
Suroor BarabankviAuthor · BooksSyed Saeed-ur-Rehman, also known by his pen name Suroor Barabankvi, (30 January 1919 – 13 April 1980), was a Pakistani Urdu poet and lyricist.
Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala'Author · BooksSuryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' is established in FAST under 74043.
Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay, Name in kannada -ತಾರಶಂಕರ ಬಂಡೋಪಾಧ್ಯಯAuthor · BooksTarasankar Bandyopadhyay (23 July 1898 – 14 September 1971) was an Indian novelist who wrote in the Bengali language.
U. R. AnanthamurthyAuthor · BooksUdupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy (21 December 1932 – 22 August 2014) was an Indian contemporary writer and critic in the Kannada language.
Utpal DuttAuthor · BooksUtpal Dutt (listen; 29 March 1929 – 19 August 1993) was an Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright.
V. K. GokakAuthor · BooksVinayaka Krishna Gokak (9 August 1909 – 28 April 1992), abbreviated in Kannada as Vi. Gokak, was an Indian writer in the Kannada language and a scholar of English and Kannada literatures.
Vadilal DagliAuthor · BooksVadilal Jechand Dagli (1926-1985) was a leading economist, poet, essayist, and journalist of India.
VaidehiAuthor · BooksShe was born in Kundapura.
Vinayak Damodar SavarkarAuthor · BooksVinayak Damodar Savarkar (28 May 1883 – 26 February 1966) was an Indian politician and ideologue.
YashpalAuthor · BooksYashpal Singh (3 December 1903 – 26 December 1976) was a Hindi-language writer, political commentator, a socialist and an essayist.
Yashwant Vithoba ChittalAuthor · BooksYashwant Vithoba Chittal (3 August 1928 – 22 March 2014) was a Kannada fiction writer.
YesudasanArtist · Comics and comic artChackalethu John Yesudasan (12 June 1938 – 6 October 2021), also known as Yesudasan, was an Indian political cartoonist from Kerala.

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