Multiple choice general knowledge The 2001 Nobel Prize for literature was won by an Indian writer. Who is s/he? Salman Rushdie VS Naipaul Arundhati Roy Vijay Tendulkar Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself B Correct answer Explanation V.S. Naipaul won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Literature. While he was born in Trinidad and held British citizenship, he was of Indian descent (his grandparents were from India), which is why the question refers to him as an Indian writer.