Indian Literature and Authors

Sunny Days is an autobiography by legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, covering his cricket career and experiences. Kapil Dev is another famous cricketer, Vikram Seth is a novelist, and Salman Rushdie wrote Midnight's Children.

The Golden Gate is a novel in verse by Vikram Seth, written entirely in Onegin stanzas about life in Silicon Valley. William Thackeray wrote Vanity Fair, Anita Desai wrote Clear Light of Day, and Salman Rushdie wrote Midnight's Children.

The God of Small Things is Arundhati Roy's debut novel that won the Booker Prize in 1997, set in Kerala and exploring family dynamics and social issues. Alexander Dumas wrote The Three Musketeers, Khushwant Singh was a journalist and author, and N.P. Muhammad is a Malayalam writer.

The Vendor of Sweets is a novel by R.K. Narayan about a sweet vendor in Malgudi dealing with his son's relationship. V.S. Naipaul wrote A House for Mr. Biswas, Kautilya wrote Arthashastra, and Vikram Seth wrote The Golden Gate.

Stephen Hawking wrote Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays, which is a collection of both scientific and personal essays. It follows up on his earlier work A Brief History of Time and explores his thoughts on quantum physics, black holes, and his own life experiences with ALS.

Michael Jackson wrote Moonwalk, which is his autobiography published in 1988. The book details his life, career, and personal experiences up to that point. Salman Rushdie is a novelist, Jackie Chan is an actor/martial artist, and Rabindranath Tagore was a poet-philosopher.

Toomai of the Elephants is about a young elephant handler and his relationship with elephants, not Mowgli. The other three options - Tiger! Tiger!, Kaa's Hunting, and The King's Ankus - are all Mowgli stories from The Jungle Book. Toomai of the Elephants is a separate tale in the Jungle Book collection featuring a different protagonist and theme.

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.

Jawaharlal Nehru wrote "The Discovery of India" during his imprisonment at Ahmednagar Fort in 1944-1945. It's a comprehensive work on Indian history, culture, and philosophy. Abdul Kalam, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, and Munshi Premchand did not author this book.

The patriotic song 'Saare Jahan Se Achha' was written by Muhammad Iqbal in 1904. It became an anthem for the independence movement. Bankim Chandra Chatterji wrote 'Vande Mataram', while Rabindra Nath Tagore wrote India's national anthem.

Swatantryaveer Savarkar wrote 'Shatruchya Shibirat' (In the Enemy's Camp), which describes his experiences during his imprisonment at the Cellular Jail in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The book provides a firsthand account of the harsh conditions and brutal treatment faced by political prisoners there. Anant Kanhere was a revolutionary who assassinated a British officer, Vishwas Patil is a modern Marathi author, and Lokmanya Tilak was a freedom fighter but not the author of this specific work.

'Yagyaseni' is a famous Odia novel written by Dr. Prativa Ray (also spelled Pratibha Ray). The novel, published in 1987, is based on the Mahabharata character Draupadi. Dr. Prativa Ray is a renowned Odia writer and this is her most celebrated work.

'Golden Fish' (Sonamukhi Matsya in Odia) is a novel written by Dr. Jagadish Mohanty, a prominent figure in Odia literature. He was a novelist and short story writer, and this work is one of his notable contributions to Odia literary fiction.

Manoj Das is the author of "Chasing the Rainbow: Growing Up in an Indian Village," an autobiographical work reflecting on his childhood. Pratibha Ray and Jagdish Mohanty are notable Odia writers, and Bibhuti Das is another Indian author, but none wrote this specific book.