Indian Literature and Authors

Nirad C. Chaudhuri wrote this travelogue about his impressions of England. The other authors are prominent Indian writers but did not write this specific book.

Lajja is a controversial novel written by the Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen. It explores the themes of religious intolerance and communal violence.

In Custody is a novel by Anita Desai, first published in 1984. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

A Suitable Boy is a famous novel by Indian author Vikram Seth, published in 1993. It is one of the longest novels ever published in a single volume in the English language.

The Golden Threshold is a collection of poems written by Sarojini Naidu, published in 1905.

The Tattavabodhini Patrika was the journal of the Tattavabodhini Sabha, founded by Debendranath Tagore in 1839.

Henry Louis Vivian Derozio was a poet and assistant headmaster of Hindu College, Kolkata. He was associated with the Young Bengal movement and edited various publications, including Hesperus.

Crisis to Chaos is a political commentary authored by E.M.S. Namboodiripad, a prominent communist leader and the first Chief Minister of Kerala.

Sambad Kaumudi was a Bengali weekly newspaper published in Kolkata in the 19th century by Raja Ram Mohan Roy.

Amukta Malyada is a famous epic poem in Telugu, authored by the Vijayanagara emperor Krishna Deva Raya. It is considered a masterpiece of Telugu literature.

The Namesake is a novel written by the Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri. It explores the experiences of an immigrant family in the United States.

Megasthenes was a Greek diplomat and historian who wrote the book Indika while visiting the court of Chandragupta Maurya. The other names listed are associated with the Macedonian empire or the Maurya dynasty but did not author this specific work.

The Satanic Verses, published in 1988, caused significant controversy and protests in the Muslim world, leading to a fatwa being issued against the author.

Jean Mercer is the author of the book 'Child Development: Myths and Misunderstanding', which explores common misconceptions in the field.

Rakesh Mohan, a former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, authored the book 'Monetary Policy in a Globalized Economy: A Practitioner's View'.