Indian Literature and Authors

Rabindranath Tagore wrote 'Gitanjali' (Song Offerings), a collection of 103 English poems published in 1912, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. Sri Aurobindo was a philosopher and poet but not the author of Gitanjali. Toru Dutt was a 19th-century Indian poet known for 'Ancient Ballads'. Sarojini Naidu was the Nightingale of India but not associated with Gitanjali.

Giriraj Kishore was a prominent Hindi writer who received the Sahitya Akademi Award and Vyas Samman. His works include 'Dhai Ghar' and significant contributions to modern Hindi literature.

Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' (1896-1961) was a prominent Hindi poet known for his revolutionary and experimental style in Chhayavad era poetry. His pen name 'Nirala' means 'unique' or 'unparalleled', reflecting his innovative approach to Hindi literature. The other options are also famous Hindi writers - Jaishankar Prasad (Chhayavad poet), Sumitranandan Pant (progressive poetry), and Hazariprasad Dwivedi (scholar and novelist).

Kiran Desai wrote 'The Inheritance of Loss' which won the Man Booker Prize in 2006. Vikram Seth wrote 'A Suitable Boy', Salman Rushdie wrote 'Midnight's Children', and V.S. Naipaul wrote 'A House for Mr Biswas'.

Ageless Body, Timeless Mind (1993) is a bestselling book by Deepak Chopra, exploring the mind-body connection and quantum healing from an alternative medicine perspective. V.S. Naipaul is a Nobel-winning novelist; Dom Moraes was a poet; Tony Kushner is a playwright (Angels in America).

It was written by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar in protest of the evil of polygamy. 

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'The Flag on the Island' is a collection of short stories written by V.S. Naipaul, published in 1967. It explores themes of colonialism, identity, and post-colonial Caribbean society. Naipaul, a Trinidad-born writer, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001.

The Inheritance of Loss (note the correct spelling is Loss, not Loos) was written by Kiran Desai and published in 2006. It won the Booker Prize that same year. The novel explores themes of globalization, post-colonialism, and cultural identity against the backdrop of the Himalayas and New York.

Amitav Ghosh wrote 'The Glass Palace' (2000), a novel set in Burma and India during British colonial rule. It explores themes of imperialism, migration, and family across generations.

Salman Rushdie, the British-Indian novelist, wrote 'Fury' published in 2001. The novel explores themes of anger, love, and identity through the story of a professor who moves to New York City. Rushdie is known for works like 'Midnight's Children' and 'The Satanic Verses'.

Aristotle, the ancient Greek philosopher, wrote 'Nicomachean Ethics' and 'Politics' as separate but related works. The title 'Ethics and Politics' likely refers to these two treatises collectively. Aristotle's ethical theory explores virtue and the good life, while 'Politics' examines governance and constitutions.

Kiran Desai wrote 'The Inheritance of Loss' which won the Booker Prize in 2006. She is the daughter of novelist Anita Desai and this was her second novel. The book explores themes of globalization, migration, and political conflict in Northeast India. Saniya Mirza is a tennis player, Kiran Bedi is a retired IPS officer, and Shakuntala Devi was a mathematician known as the 'human computer'.

Victor Das is indeed the author of 'Jharkhand: Castle over Graves,' a book analyzing the political and social situation in Jharkhand. The title metaphorically describes exploitation of the region's resources.

V.S. Naipaul, a Nobel laureate, wrote 'A House for Mr. Biswas' (1961), 'The Mimic Men' (1967), and 'A Bend in the River' (1979). 'A woman life' is not among his published works.