India
38 authors
Mir Amman
Urdu, English· 1748–1806
Babur
Chagatai· 1483–1530
Banarasidas
Braj Bhasha· 1586–1643
Basava
Kannada· 1131–1196
Bhartrihari
Classical Sanskrit· 5th century
Bhāsa
Classical Sanskrit· c. 200-400
Bhavabhuti
Classical Sanskrit· c. 680 - c. 750-760
Bihari Lal
Braj Bhasha· 1595–1663
Bilhana
Classical Sanskrit· 11th century
Charaka
Classical Sanskrit· lived c. 100-200
Jayanth Kaikini
Kannada· b. 1955
Kalidasa
Classical Sanskrit· c. 4th - 5th century
Kambar
Tamil· 1180–1250
Girish Karnad
Kannada, English· 1938–2019
Kautilya
Classical Sanskrit· c. 2nd-3rd century
Usha Kiran Khan
Maithili, Hindi· 1945–2024
Amir Khusrau (Khusro)
Urdu, Classical Persian· 1253–1325
Akka Mahadevi
Kannada· 12th century
Ramana Maharshi
Tamil· 1879–1950
Perumal Murugan
Tamil· b. 1966
Banu Mushtaq
Kannada· b. 1948
Narayana Pandit
Classical Sanskrit· c. 9th-10th century
Patanjali
Classical Sanskrit· lived c. 2nd century BC - 5th century AD
Allama Prabhu
Kannada· c. 12th century
Uday Prakash
Hindi· b. 1952
Shankara
Classical Sanskrit· c. 788-820 (disputed)
Vishnu Sharma
Classical Sanskrit· c. 200 BC - AD 300
Somacandra
Classical Sanskrit· 15th century
Somadeva
Classical Sanskrit· 11th century
Sushruta
Classical Sanskrit· lived c. 750-250 BC
Rabindranath Tagore
Bengali· 1861–1941
Thiruvalluvar
Old Tamil· c. 6th century
Vagbhata
Classical Sanskrit· lived c. 400-800
Vallabhadeva
Classical Sanskrit· c. later 1300s - early 1400s
Valmiki
Epic Sanskrit· c. 8th-4th century BC
Vishakhadatta
Classical Sanskrit· c. 6th century
Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa
Epic Sanskrit· legendary, Mahabharata was mostly completed in 4th-3rd century BCE
Yajnavalkya
Classical Sanskrit· c. 7th century BC