Authors from India (Part II) Trivia Quiz

Answer: A.P.J Abdul Kalam

The full name of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam. He is an Indian scientist. He also served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He is known as "Missile Man of India".

His other famous books include: "India 2020", "Mere Sapno Ka Bharat", "Wings of Fire", "Ignited Minds", "The Scientific India", "My Journey" and some more books.

Answer: Mulk Raj Anand

Mulk Raj Anand was an Indian writer in English. He was born on 12 december 1905 in what is now Pakistan and died on 2004 (aged 99) in Pune, India. He also got Padma Bhushan award by Indian Government for his notable works in Literature.

Other famous books by him: "Untouchable", "Across the Black Waters", "The Indian Theatre", "Reflection on a White Elephant", "The Big Heart", "The Village", "Two Leaves and a Bud", "The Sword and the Sickle", "Of Power and Pity" and some more books.

Answer: Amrita Pritam

Amrita Pritam was a Punjabi writer and poet. She was born in 1919 in Punjab. She is widely regarded as the first major female poet from Punjab. She won Gyanpith Award and Padma Vibushan for her works.

Other famous books written by her: "Kora Kagaj", "Kagaj te Kanwas", "Pinjar" and "The Other Dimension".

Answer: Khuswant Singh

Khushwant Singh is an Indian novelist and journalist. He was born in 1915 in Punjab. He was given the 'Padma Bushan' award.

Other Books written by him: "Train to Pakistan", "We Indians", "A Bride for the Sahib", "The End of India", "The Potrait of a Lady", "Burial at Sea", "India an Introduction", "Delhi: A Novel", "More Malicious Gossip", God and Godmen of India" and many more books.

Answer: Ramchandra Guha

Ramachandra Guha is an Indian historian writer. He was born in 1958.

Other famous books by him: "The States of Indian Cricket", "India after Gandhi", "The Unquite Woods", "Saving the Civilised", "A Corner of a Foreign Land", "The Use and Abuse of Nature" and some other books.

Answer: Sarojini Naidu

Sarojini Naidu is often called "The Nightangle of India". She was Indian independence activist, poet and writer. She was born in 1879 and died in 1949.

Other books written by her: "The Song of India", "The Bird of Time" and "The Golden Threshold".

Answer: Salman Rushdie

Sri Ahmed Salman Rushdie is a British novelist and essayist. He was born in 1947. His book "Midnight's Children" won Booker Prize in 1981.

His some other famous books are: "Shame", "The Moor's Last Sigh", "Fury", "The Satanic Verses" and many other books.

Answer: Vikram Seth

Vikram Seth is an Indian novelist, writer and poet. He has received several awards including the Padma Shri, Pravasi Bhartiya Samman, WH Smith Literary Award and Crossword Book Award. He was born on 20 June in 1952.

His other famous books are: "A Suitable Boy", "An Equal Music", "Two Lives" and "The Rivered Earth".

Answer: Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy is an Indian author and political activisist.
Her book "The God of Small Things" had won Booker Prize in 1997.

Her other famous books are: "The Cost of Living", "The End of Imagination", "The Greater Common Good", "The Algebra of Infinite Justice", "Power Politics", "War Talks", "Foreword to Noam Chomsky", "An Ordinary Person's Guide To Empire", "The Checkbook and the Cruise Missile", "The Shape of the Beast" and "Listening to Grasshoppers".

Answer: Amitav Ghosh

Amitav Ghosh is a Bengali Indian author best known for his work in English fiction. He was born on 11 July in 1956 in Kolkata. His book "The Circle of Reason" had won Prix Medicis Etranger award (one of the France's top literary award). His most of the books had won many prizes.

His other famous books are: "The Circle of Reason", "The Glass Palace", "Shadow Line", "The Calcutta Chromosome", "The Hungry Tide", "Sea of Poppies" and some other books.