Indian Literature and Authors

Animal's People by Indra Sinha is a novel that won the Commonwealth Writers Prize in 2008. The book is based on the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984, one of the world's worst industrial disasters. It tells the story through the perspective of a narrator named Animal, who was affected by the tragedy.

P.M. Nayar, who served as the Secretary to President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, wrote 'The Kalam Effect: My Years with the President'. The book provides insights into Dr. Kalam's presidency and personal interactions.

Surjit Singh Barnala, a prominent Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Punjab, wrote 'My Other Two Daughters'. The book is a political narrative discussing Punjab's challenges and his governance philosophy.

Rasheed Kidvai authored the biography 'Sonia, a Biography' about Sonia Gandhi. Arundhathi Roy is a novelist (Booker Prize winner), and V.K. Madhavan Kutty is the pen name of M.T. Vasudevan Nair, a Malayalam writer.

'Dwikhondito' is a Bengali autobiographical book written by Taslima Nasreen, a Bangladeshi author known for her feminist and secular writings. The title translates to 'Split into Two' in English. Salman Rushdie and Arundhati Roy are prominent authors but did not write this work.

This is the correct answer. The Asamya Bhasar Unnatisadhan brought out a journal called Jonaki.

This is correct. Baba Padmanji’s Yamuna Paryatan used a simple style of storytelling to speak about the plight of widows.

This is correct. Bankim first read out his novel in a Jatra, in his room amid a group of literary friends who collected to read, discuss and judge literary works.

This is the correct answer as 'Chandrakanta' was written by Devaki Nandan Khatri.

This is the correct answer as this statement is incorrect. O. Chandu Menon started translating the novel 'Henrietta Temple', but then realised that a translation would not appeal to readers and eventually wrote the original novel 'Indulekha' in the manner of English novels.

This is the correct answer. Premchand based his writings on the traditional art of Kissa-goi or storytelling. This was the first Hindi novel that drew the attention of readers towards social issues such as child marriage, dowry and the condition of women in society.

Andrew Whitehead is the author of 'A Mission in Kashmir', which examines the complex political and military situation in Kashmir. Whitehead is a British journalist and BBC correspondent who has covered South Asia extensively. The book provides historical context to the Kashmir conflict.

Vikram Seth wrote 'An Equal Music,' a novel about a musician's emotional and professional journey. Seth is renowned for works like 'A Suitable Boy' and 'The Golden Gate.' The other authors listed wrote different notable works - Francis (thrillers), Rushdie (Magic Realism), and Mathur ('The Inscrutable Americans').