R. K. Narayan (1906–2001)

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1. R. K. Narayan

   Author of Malgudi Days, The Guide: A Novel, The Man-Eater of Malgudi

2. V. S. Naipaul

   Author of A House for Mr. Biswas, Among the Believers: An Islamic Journey, India: A Wounded Civilization

3. P. G. Wodehouse

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4. Graham Greene

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5. Amitav Ghosh

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6. Paul Scott

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7. Anita Desai

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8. Chetan Bhagat

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9. Anonymous

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10. William Dalrymple

    Author of White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India, In Xanadu, The Age of Kali: Indian Travels and Encounters

11. Vyasa

    Author of Mahābhārata (R. K. Narayan ed.), Mahābhārata (C. Rajagopalachari ed.)

12. John Updike

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13. Sir Mark Tully

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14. Honoré de Balzac

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15. Chinua Achebe

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16. Homer

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17. Anthony Powell

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18. Evelyn Waugh

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19. Salman Rushdie

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20. Virgil

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