Indian Literature and Authors

Tutan Wala Khoo (The Well of Tutan) is a Punjabi novel written by Sohan Singh Sital. He was a prominent Punjabi novelist known for his social themes. This question tests knowledge of specific Punjabi literary works and their authors.

'An Equal Music' (1999) is a novel by Vikram Seth, the acclaimed Indian author also known for 'A Suitable Boy.' The novel follows a violinist in a string quartet and explores themes of music, love, and obsession. Salman Rushdie is famous for 'Midnight's Children'.

'My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir' is authored by Jagmohan (Jagmohan Malhotra), a former bureaucrat and Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. The book discusses the political situation in Kashmir. However, it's more of a political memoir than a children's book - the question's classification may be misleading.

Nilesh Shrivastava is credited as the author of 'The Second Hand'. This work is among contemporary Indian publications in the competitive exam syllabus. The question tests knowledge of specific Indian authors and their works.

Rajendra Chauhan is credited as the author of 'Global Warming: An international issue'. This work addresses climate change as a global environmental challenge requiring international cooperation. The question tests knowledge of contemporary environmental literature and Indian authors.

Nitin A. Gokhale, a renowned journalist and author, wrote 'Sri Lanka from War to Peace' which documents the end of the Sri Lankan civil war. He was a defense and security analyst who covered the conflict extensively. Mohan Sundra Rajan, Rajendra Chauhan, and Nilesh Shrivastava were not the authors of this book.

William Dalrymple wrote 'The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi 1857.' This historical work focuses on the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar and the 1857 uprising. Note that option D spells the author's name as 'Darlymple' which is a typo for 'Dalrymple'.

Sudhir Ghosh wrote 'Gandhi's Emissary.' He was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi and served as his emissary to the United States during India's independence movement. The book documents his experiences and interactions with Gandhi and international leaders.

Arundhati Roy, an Indian author, won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her debut novel 'The God of Small Things', making her the first Indian woman to receive this prestigious literary award. The novel is a semi-autobiographical work set in Kerala.

Jhumpa Lahiri, an Indian-American author, wrote 'Interpreter of Maladies' (1999), a collection of short stories that won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2000. The book explores the lives of Indian immigrants and their cultural experiences in America.

'Gora' is a novel written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1910. It's one of his most complex works exploring themes of nationalism, identity, and religious tolerance during the Bengal Renaissance. The novel raises questions about India's cultural and political future.

'Five Point Someone' is a novel by Chetan Bhagat published in 2004. It's about three students at IIT Delhi and their struggles with the academic pressure system. The book was later adapted into the film '3 Idiots'. Option B is a deliberate distractor with a similar-sounding incorrect name.

Arthashastra was written by Kautilya (also known as Chanakya or Kautalya), an ancient Indian scholar and advisor to Chandragupta Maurya. It is a comprehensive treatise on statecraft, economics, and military strategy. Amartya Sen is a modern economist, Harshvardhan was a 7th-century ruler, and Montek Singh Ahluwalia is a modern economist.

'The Inheritance of Loss' is a novel by Kiran Desai, published in 2006. It won the Man Booker Prize that year, establishing her as a major contemporary author.