Indian Literature and Authors

John Buchanan, the former Australian cricket coach, authored the book 'If Better is Possible'.

Midnight's Children is a famous novel written by Salman Rushdie, published in 1981.

Salman Rushdie won the Booker Prize in 1981 for his novel Midnight's Children. Preeti Shenoy is a contemporary author, and John Buchanan is a former cricket coach.

Sea of Poppies is a historical novel written by Amitav Ghosh, published in 2008. It is the first book in the Ibis Trilogy.

Kiran Desai is the author of 'The Inheritance of Loss', which won the Man Booker Prize in 2006. The other options are well-known figures but not the authors of this specific novel.

Shobha De is a well-known Indian columnist and author who wrote the book 'Speed Post'. The other authors listed are known for different works.

In the domain of historical literature, the post-Gupta period produced works, the likes of which had not been seen in the other ages, Arthashastra is not one of those works. Arthashastra was the work from early ages. 

The Discovery of India was written by Jawaharlal Nehru during his imprisonment at Ahmednagar Fort in 1944. It was published in 1946.

Speed Post is a well-known book written by the Indian columnist and author Shobha De. It is a collection of letters written by her to her children.

Viola is the central protagonist of William Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night.

Sea Poppies is a collection of poems written by the acclaimed Indian author Amitav Ghosh.

Truth, Love and a Little Malice is the autobiography of the renowned Indian author and journalist Khushwant Singh.

The book Two Lives is a biographical work written by the Indian author Vikram Seth, detailing the lives of his great-uncle and great-aunt.

Salman Rushdie claimed to have set a record by signing 1 book (likely meant to be 10 books based on typical promotional events) in 57 minutes during a U.S. promotion tour in July 2008.