Indian Literature and Authors

'The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari' was written by Robin Sharma, a Canadian author and leadership speaker. This self-help book, published in 1999, is a fable about a successful lawyer who undergoes a spiritual transformation after meeting a monk. It has sold millions of copies worldwide and been translated into many languages.

K. Natwar Singh, a former Indian Foreign Secretary, authored 'My China Diary' which chronicles his observations and experiences dealing with China. The book is a diplomatic memoir reflecting India-China relations. The other names listed are also distinguished Indian diplomats but not associated with this particular work.

Tennessee Williams wrote 'A Streetcar Named Desire' in 1947. It became one of his most celebrated plays, winning the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play explores themes of desire, mental decline, and social class through its protagonist Blanche DuBois.

Five Point Someone is Chetan Bhagat's debut novel about three engineering students at IIT, published in 2004. It became a massive bestseller and was later adapted into the film 3 Idiots. Aravind Adiga wrote The White Tiger, Agatha Christie is a mystery writer, and Jhumpa Lahiri writes literary fiction.

The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga opens with a letter from Balram Halwai to the Chinese premier Wen Jiabao, inviting him to visit India. The God of Small Things, The Inheritance of Loss, and Midnight's Children are Booker winners set in India but do not begin with this specific framing device.

Ratnavali is a Sanskrit play written by Emperor Harsha (Harsha Vardhan) of the 7th century. It is one of the three plays attributed to him, the others being Nagananda and Priyadarsika. Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitmanas, Kalidas wrote works like Shakuntala and Meghaduta, and Premchand was a modern Hindi writer.

J.R.D. Tata's autobiography is titled 'Beyond the Last Blue Mountain' (the question has a minor wording variation with 'dark' instead of 'last'). He was the pioneering chairman of Tata Group and wrote about his life and industrial journey. Ratan Tata is his successor, not the autobiography author. The Ambani family options are unrelated to this work.

Robin Sharma is the author of 'The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari', published in 1997. This self-help book tells the story of Julian Mantle, a high-profile lawyer who undergoes a spiritual transformation after a heart attack. Robin Sharma is a Canadian author and leadership speaker known for his motivational books including 'The Greatness Guide' and 'Who Will Cry When You Die'.

Aravind Adiga won the 2008 Man Booker Prize for his debut novel 'The White Tiger.' The other authors listed won in different years: Arundhati Roy (1997 for 'The God of Small Things'), Kiran Desai (2006 for 'The Inheritance of Loss'), and Salman Rushdie (1981 for 'Midnight's Children').

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, a British-American novelist, wrote 'Heat and Dust' in 1975, which won the Booker Prize. The novel explores British-Indian relations through two parallel narratives set in colonial and post-colonial India. Nayantara Sehgal, Anita Desai, and Arundhati Roy are all celebrated Indian authors but did not write this particular novel.

Jawaharlal Nehru wrote 'The Discovery of India' during his imprisonment at Ahmednagar Fort (1942-1945). The book traces India's history from ancient Indus Valley civilization through British colonial rule. H.G. Wells was British, Kalidasa was ancient Sanskrit poet, and R.K. Narayan was a different Indian novelist.

Gitanjali is a collection of poems by Rabindra Nath Tagore, India's first Nobel laureate in Literature (1913). R.K. Narayan wrote Malgudi Days, Victor Hugo was a French novelist (Les Misérables), and Rousseau was a Swiss philosopher.

Mother India was a controversial book written by Katherine Mayo in 1927, criticizing Indian society and culture. It's important to note this was NOT written by Charles Dickens, Satyajit Ray (the filmmaker), or Annie Besant - though Annie Besant was active in India.

Wake Up India was written by Annie Besant, a British socialist, theosophist, and Indian independence activist. Charles Dickens was a Victorian novelist, Homer was an ancient Greek poet, and Kapil Dev is a former Indian cricket captain.