Authors like Sharadindu Bandopadhyay and Satyajit Ray created immortal detective characters like Byomkesh Bakshi and Feluda, who captured the attention of their readers for years. Here is the list of mystery writers who created some more memorable Indian fictional detectives and secured a unique place for themselves in the world of literature.    –By Srinidhi Murthy […]

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Rabindranath Tagore, a pioneer of the Bengal Renaissance, has given Indian literature numerous unforgettable heroines who were complex and fierce while also being flawed and vulnerable. Read on to know more about some of Tagore's memorable heroines.

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Read about 5 must-read poetry collections by modern Indian poets.

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Read about 5 must-read writers in the pre-Tagore era, who heralded the Golden Era in Bengali literature

Kiran Desai won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2006 and became one of the most acclaimed Indian authors of current times.