Top 5 Indian Authors who earned great Recognition through their Bestsellers!

"For a wonderful creation of masterwork in literature two powers must concur, the power of man and the power of the moment, because the man is not enough without the moment."

To our most surprise Indian English Literature has come a long way from a few estimated English books a year to millions of new publications every day. In 2020, the stats say that the Indian book market was valued at over Rs 739 billion.

Can you believe it? Do we really have so many book lovers? Our Writers are loved and being read throughout the globe?

Well Guessed we do! and not only did a few authors marked their presence in the industry in less than a month with their incredible stories and writing but proved their mettle and left a great impact that they gradually inculcated an interest among people for an alternative to booming even the entertainment journey.

Kavishala presents our readers the list of the top 5 Indian authors that must be acknowledged and deserve a mention in the Top authors of World’s list.

1. Chetan Bhagat

Chetan Bhagat, one of the great obsession in the country. Ever since his debut, he has emerged as a literary force and idol to reckon with. Having constantly whipped up bestseller after bestseller, he has proved his mettle as a popular storyteller.

Chetan Bhagat is a well-known author, columnist, Bollywood screenwriter, social media influencer as well. He was included in the T.I.M.E list of the World’s 100 most influential people in 2010.

Being born on April 22 in1974, and raised as an army kid, he studied in Army Public School and graduated from IIT Delhi with a B.Tech degree specializing in mechanical Engineering.

His passion for writing started when he was in 5th standard and he was told to write content for the school magazine, prolonging that interest he continued with his graduation and post-graduation from IIM Ahmedabad.

Chetan Bhagat's Life in Brief :

He got his very first job through campus placements at Peregrine Investment Holdings in Hong Kong but lost it after 6 months. Then he joined Goldman Sachs further as an investment banker, his share of interest towards writing started to show when while at his job he got his first novel published called ‘Five Point Someone” that later got declared as ‘bestseller’.

Still not making it a huge thing he continued with a job profile and joined Deutsche Bank when while working through that he published another two novels that also got declared as ‘bestseller’.

Looking at his rising potential and career at being an author, he decided to quit and pursued writing full time.

Consequently, his writing career is philosophical and appreciates its flexibility. He had accomplished entering Bollywood life with his captivating and effervescent stories. After selling 4 best-selling novels, he decided to write dialogues and screenplays for Bollywood films based on his novels.

Five of his novels have been adapted into movies including:

• In 2008 ‘Hello’ was released based on One Night & the Call Centre.
• ‘3 Idiots’ was claimed to have been based on his book ‘Five Point Someone by him whereas the makers of the film denied that accusation and the controversy were put to sleep.
• In 2013 ‘Kai Po Che’ was released based on The 3 Mistakes of my Life.
• In 2014 ‘2 States’ released was based on his real-life loves storybook ‘2 States’ published in 2009.
• In 2019 ‘Half Girlfriend’ was released based on his book ‘Half Girlfriend’ published in 2014.

Famous Awards and Recognitions of Chetan Bhagat

• He was featured on Time Magazine's list of the World’s 100 Most Influential People of 2010 in the Artist’s Category.
• Listed ‘47’ among the “100 Most Creative People of 2010” in the Artists category.
• Won the “CNN-IBN Indian of the Year” Award in the Entertainment Category.
• Ranked No. 82 on the 2017 Forbes India Celebrity 100 List.

2. Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy originally called Suzanna Arundhati Roy is an Indian author, actress, and political activist who is best known for the award-winning novel The God of Small Things (1997) and her human rights activism. She is a renowned peace activist and has written a television serial called “The Banyan Tree” and the documentary DAMAGE: A film in 2002.

Arundhati was born in Shillong, Meghalaya to a Keralite Syrian Christian mother and a Bengali Hindu Father. She was raised in Aymanam in Kerela and later moved to Delhi when she was 16 years old and embarked on a Bohemian lifestyle and studies Architecture.

Early Life of Arundhati Roy

Her writings have left a great impact on the readers of India. She started by writing screenplays for several shows and even appeared in a few.

She attracted attention in 1994 when she criticized the movie ‘Bandit’s Queen’ by Shekhar Kapur that was based on the life of Phoolan Devi.

Roy began writing her first novel The God of Small Things in 1992 and completed it in 1996. The book cinematically catapulted Roy to international fame. The book received the 1997 Booker Prize for Fiction and was listed as one of The New York Times Notable Books of the year. Her recognized publications include:

Fictious Books -

• The God of Small Things (1997)
• The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (2017)

Non-Fictious -

• The Algebra of Infinite Justice (2002)
• Power Politics (2002)
• War Talk (2003)
• An Ordinary Person’s Guide to Empire (2004)
• Public Power in the Age of Empire (2004)
• The Checkbook and the Cruise Missile

Awards and Recognitions

• 1997 Booker Prize for ‘The God Small Things’
• National Film Award for Best Screenplay for ‘In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones’ (1989)
• Lannan Foundation’s Cultural Freedom Award in 2002.
• She was awarded ‘Special Recognition’ as a Woman of Peace at the Global Exchange Human Rights Awards
• Sydney Peace Prize in May 2004
• Sahitya Academy Award for ‘The Algebra of Infinite Justice.
• The Norman Mailer Prize in 2011
• Featured in 2014 list of Time 100, the Most 100 Influential People in the World.

3. Shashi Tharoor