Anand, Mulk Raj

Anand, Mulk Raj (1905-2004), was an Indian novelist, critic, and art historian who wrote in... More >>

Arjuna

Arjuna is a hero of the Indian epic poem the Mahabharata, which tells of the wars between the... More >>

Aurobindo, Sri

Aurobindo, Sri (1872-1950), was an Indian mystic, poet, and independence activist. In 1910, he... More >>

Bhagavad-Gita

Bhagavad-Gita, BUHG uh vuhd GEE tah, is one of the most widely read and beloved of Hindu... More >>

Bhavabhuti

Bhavabhuti, one of India's greatest dramatists, lived in the late 600's or early 700's.... More >>

Can It Be?

Can It Be? is a short lyric verse by the Indian poet Manmohan Ghose. It was published in 1926,... More >>

Chandra, Vikram

Chandra, Vikram (1961-...), an Indian writer, became noted for two books, both combining the... More >>

Chatterji, Bankim Chandra

Chatterji, Bankim Chandra (1838-1894), was an Indian author who wrote the first modern novels in... More >>

Chaudhury, Nirad

Chaudhury, Nirad (1897-1999), an Indian author, became noted for his views on India's transition... More >>

Desai, Anita

Desai, Anita (1937-...), is an Indian novelist who writes in English. Many of her novels deal... More >>

Ghalib, Mirza Asadullah Khan

Ghalib, Mirza Asadullah Khan, GAH leeb, meer ZAH ah sahd YOO lah kahn (1797-1869), was perhaps... More >>

Ghosh, Amitav

Ghosh, Amitav (1956-...), is an Indian novelist. A major theme in Ghosh's work is the... More >>

Hanuman

Hanuman is the monkey general in the Indian epic poem the Ramayana. In this poem, Hanuman is the... More >>

Heaven of Freedom

Heaven of Freedom is a poem by one of the great poets of modern India, Rabindranath Tagore. It is... More >>

Hosain, Attia

Hosain, Attia (1913-1998), was an Indian novelist and short-story writer. She wrote about the... More >>