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Most Famous Indian Writers
Writing 718
India 3,791
1,385 MI 
Muhammad Iqbal Indian Poet 1877–1938
Muhammad Iqbal Indian Poet 1877–1938 1,908 B 
Babur Indian Poet 1483–1530
Babur Indian Poet 1483–1530 2,184 SR 
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Indian Philosopher 1888–1975
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Indian Philosopher 1888–1975 2,208 SA 
Sri Aurobindo Indian Poet 1872–1950
Sri Aurobindo Indian Poet 1872–1950 2,388 AS 
Adi Shankara Indian Philosopher 788–820
Adi Shankara Indian Philosopher 788–820 2,410 AR 
Arundhati Roy Indian Novelist b. 1961
Arundhati Roy Indian Novelist b. 1961 3,052 K 
Kālidāsa Indian Poet
Kālidāsa Indian Poet 3,072 PY 
Paramahansa Yogananda Indian Philosopher 1893–1952
Paramahansa Yogananda Indian Philosopher 1893–1952 3,503 T 
Tulsidas Indian Poet 1532–1623
Tulsidas Indian Poet 1532–1623 6,247 AK 
Amir Khusrow Indian Poet 1253–1325
Amir Khusrow Indian Poet 1253–1325 6,252 RM 
Ram Mohan Roy Indian Philosopher 1772–1833
Ram Mohan Roy Indian Philosopher 1772–1833 6,534 VS 
Vandana Shiva Indian Philosopher b. 1952
Vandana Shiva Indian Philosopher b. 1952 6,597 G 
Ghalib Indian Poet 1796–1869
Ghalib Indian Poet 1796–1869 7,172 N 
Nagarjuna Indian Philosopher 150–250
Nagarjuna Indian Philosopher 150–250 8,191 V 
Valmiki Indian Poet d. 1
Valmiki Indian Poet d. 1 9,527 DS 
Dayananda Saraswati Indian Philosopher 1824–1883
Dayananda Saraswati Indian Philosopher 1824–1883 10,085 KN 
Kazi Nazrul Islam Indian Poet 1899–1976
Kazi Nazrul Islam Indian Poet 1899–1976 10,577 VB 
Vinoba Bhave Indian Philosopher 1895–1982
Vinoba Bhave Indian Philosopher 1895–1982 10,728 BK 
B. K. S. Iyengar Indian Philosophy 1918–2014
B. K. S. Iyengar Indian Philosophy 1918–2014 13,566 BC 
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Indian Writer 1838–1894
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Indian Writer 1838–1894 14,564 P 
Pāṇini Indian Linguist
Pāṇini Indian Linguist 15,835 M 
Mahavira Indian Philosopher -599–-527
Mahavira Indian Philosopher -599–-527 19,568 J 
Jayadeva Indian Poet 1170–1245
Jayadeva Indian Poet 1170–1245 19,802 IK 
Inayat Khan Indian Writer 1882–1927
Inayat Khan Indian Writer 1882–1927 22,127 M Madhvacharya Indian Philosopher 1199–1278
22,748 M 
Meera Indian Poet 1498–1546
Meera Indian Poet 1498–1546 23,276 B Buddhaghosa Indian Philosopher
24,307 SC 
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Indian Writer 1876–1938
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Indian Writer 1876–1938 24,326 MV 
Mahadevi Varma Indian Poet 1907–1987
Mahadevi Varma Indian Poet 1907–1987 24,868 BR 
Begum Rokeya Indian Writer 1880–1932
Begum Rokeya Indian Writer 1880–1932 25,058 SS 
Sivananda Saraswati Indian Philosopher 1887–1963
Sivananda Saraswati Indian Philosopher 1887–1963 26,996 T 
Tukaram Indian Poet 1608–1650
Tukaram Indian Poet 1608–1650 27,767 V 
Vātsyāyana Indian Writer
Vātsyāyana Indian Writer 27,860 Z 
Zitkala-Sa Indian Writer 1876–1938
Zitkala-Sa Indian Writer 1876–1938 28,507 IW Ibn Warraq Indian Writer b. 1946
33,051 RB 
Ruskin Bond Indian Writer b. 1934
Ruskin Bond Indian Writer b. 1934 33,747 SB 
Subramania Bharati Indian Poet 1882–1921
Subramania Bharati Indian Poet 1882–1921 34,111 MM 
Michael Madhusudan Dutt Indian Poet 1824–1873
Michael Madhusudan Dutt Indian Poet 1824–1873 35,085 PR 
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar Indian Philosopher 1921–1990
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar Indian Philosopher 1921–1990 35,344 KS 
Kamala Surayya Indian Poet 1934–2009
Kamala Surayya Indian Poet 1934–2009 37,341 RR Raja Rao Indian Author 1908–2006
37,510 UR 
U. R. Ananthamurthy Indian Poet 1932–2014
U. R. Ananthamurthy Indian Poet 1932–2014 37,618 VM 
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer Indian Novelist 1908–1994
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer Indian Novelist 1908–1994 37,964 BB 
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Indian Poet 1894–1950
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Indian Poet 1894–1950 40,257 V 
Vallabha Indian Philosopher 1479–1531
Vallabha Indian Philosopher 1479–1531 41,599 A 
Andal Indian Poet b. 1997
Andal Indian Poet b. 1997 41,707 MT 
Mir Taqi Mir Indian Author 1723–1810
Mir Taqi Mir Indian Author 1723–1810 44,546 UG 
U. G. Krishnamurti Indian Philosopher 1918–2007
U. G. Krishnamurti Indian Philosopher 1918–2007 44,840 IC Ismat Chughtai Indian Writer 1911–1991
46,950 MB 
Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad Indian Translator 1889–1965
Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad Indian Translator 1889–1965
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