Esha Dadawala – Gujarati poet and journalist
Esha Dadawala is an Indian poet who writes in Gujarati language. She is also a journalist by profession. She is best known for her literary collections – Vartaro (2008), Kya Gai Ae Chhokri (2011)...
Category: Literature
This section includes an ocean of biographies of intellectuals related to different forms of writings such as poetry, novels, biographies, travelogues etc.
Nanda Khare – Civil Engineer turned Marathi writer
Anant Yashwant Khare, better known by pen name Nanda Khare is a retired civil engineer, who writes in Marathi also. Among the 25+ books he published, Udya is his most famous book, which was...
Anant Kanekar – Marathi writer from Maharashtra
Anant Kanekar (1905–1980) was a famous Marathi writer from Mumbai. He wrote poetry, personal essays, travelogues, plays, short stories, and also wrote dialogues for a few Marathi films – Manus and Adami both released...
Dagdu Maruti Pawar – Marathi author known for his contributions to Dalit literature and ‘Baluta’
Dagdu Maruti Pawar (1935-1996) was a writer belonging to Marathi literature, best known for his contributions to Dalit literature. His most famous work, Baluta, a memoir published in 1978 was one of the first...
Baba Kadam – Detective novelist of Marathi literature
Baba Kadam (1929 – 2009) was a prominent writer of Marathi language, best known for his detective novels. Insaf, Bindhast, Badla, Shwetgiri, Nirmala etc are among his famous works. Bhalu, Panch Najook Boten etc...
P. Valsala – Acclaimed story writer of Malayalam who won the prestigious Ezhuthachan Puraskaram 2021
P. Valsala is an acclaimed writer and social activist from Kerala, best known for her fictional works in novels and short stories. She is the winner of prestigious & highest literary award of Kerala,...
Anil Panachooran – Popular poet & lyricist of Malayalam
Anil Panachooran (1965 – 2021) was a popular lyricist and poet associated with Malayalam cinema and literature. He was also a lawyer by profession. He wrote some of the popular film songs in the...
Rinki Bhattacharya – Writer, documentary filmmaker and daughter of acclaimed filmmaker Bimal Roy
Rinki Bhattacharya is a writer, documentary filmmaker and columnist from Kolkata. She is the daughter of acclaimed Bollywood filmmaker Bimal Roy, and ex-wife of Basu Bhattacharya, a well-known name in Hindi parallel cinema. Their...
Madhupal – Popular actor and award winning director of Malayalam cinema
Madhupal is a popular actor, screenwriter and director associated with Malayalam cinema. He forayed into acting, and mostly did supporting roles before he turned an award winning filmmaker and screenwriter. He started his career...
Sreekumaran Thampi – The legendary Malayalam lyricist and poet @80
Sreekumaran Thampi is a familiar name to Malayalis belonging to different generations. Though he is a great poet, he is best known among Malayalis for penning numerous evergreen Malayalam film songs representing the golden...
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