Under British Rule:-

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee :- Krishnakanta's Will, 1878(Novel).

Dinbandhu Mitra :- Nildarpan (1860), Nabin Tapasvini (1863), Biye Pagla Budo (1866), Sadhabar
Ekadashi (1866), Lilavati (1867), Jamai Barik (1873)and Kamale Kamini (1873), Jamalaye Jibanta
Manush (An Alive man in the abode of Yama), :- Human Emotion.

Rabindranath Tagore :-

Jaishankar Prasad :- Skandagupta, Chandragupta and Dhruvaswamini .

Sumitranandan Pant, Mahadevi Verma, Suryakant tripathi nirala :- Romanticism Poetry .( romantic
to nationalistic.).

Girish Chandra Gosh :-

 Vaidika Hinsa Hinsa Na Bhavati, 1873 (वैदिक द िं सा द िंसा न भवदि)

 Bharat Durdasha, 1875 (भारि िु िदशा)
 The acclaimed classic Satya Harishchandra, 1876 (सत्य ररश्चन्द्र)
 Nildevi, 1881 (नीलिे वी)
 Andher Nagari

1960’s

Badal Sarkar :- Evam Indrajit, Basi Khabar, Saari Raat, Pagla Ghoda, Three plays : Procession, Bhoma,
Stale news, Beyond the Land of Hattamala & Scandal, Two Plays: Indian History Made Easy, Life of
Bagala.(Third Theatre form, Jatra)

Vijay Tendulkar :- Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe , Ghashiram Kotwal , Sakharam Binder , Gidhade,
Safar.

Mohan Rakesh :- Andhere Band Kamre (Novel), Na aane wala kal (Novel), Ashadh Ka Ek Din, Adhe
Adhure, Ashadh ka ek din, Lahron ke Rajhans, Uski Roti.

Girish Karnad :- C. Rajagopalachari's version of the Mahabharata impacted him.

Yayati, Tughlaq,

Sharad Joshi :- Ek Tha Gadha Urf Aladad Khan and Andhon Ka Haathi (Satire).

Gurazada Apparao :- Kanyasulkam in 1892, which is often considered the greatest play in the Telugu
language.[

Satish Alekar :- Marathi Play writer

1. Micki Aani Memsaheb मिकी आमि िेिसाहे ब (1973)*

2. Mahanirvan िहामिर्ााि (1974)*
3. Mahapoor िहापू र (1975)
4. Begum Barve बे गि बर्े (1979)*
 5. Shanwar Raviwar शिर्ार रमर्र्ार (1982)*
6. Dusra Samana दु सरा साििा (1987)
7. Atireki अमिरे की (1990)*
8. Pidhijat मपढीजाि (2003)*
9. Ek Divas Mathakade एक दिवस मठाकडे (2012)

Datta Bhagat :- is a noted Marathi playwright

Avart (whirlpool), Wata Palwata (Routes and Escapes).

Dharamvir Bharati :- Gunaho Ka Devta, Suraj ka Satwan Ghoda,

Andha Yug,

Anupama Chandrasekhar :-

1. The Snow Queen

2. Disconnect
3. Free Outgoing
4. Acid
5. Closer Apart

Asif Currimbhoy :- Asif Currimbhoy (1928, Mumbai - 1994)

Goa, written in 1964, The Doldrummers (1960), The Dumb Dancer (1961), The Hungry Ones (1965).

Gurcharan Das :- Gurcharan Das (born 3 October 1943) is an Indian author,[1] commentator and
public intellectual

The Difficulty of Being Good: On the subtle art of dharma which analyses the epic, Mahabharata.

Mahesh Dattani :-

 Where There's a Will, 1988

 Dance Like a Man, 1989
 Tara,(1990)
 Bravely Fought the Queen, 1991
 Final Solutions, 1993[11]

Swadesh Deepak (born 1943) is an Indian playwright, novelist and short-story writer :-

Court Martial

Maine Mandu Nahin Dekha,(Novel).

Sabse Udaas Kavita, Jalta Hua Rath (The Chariot in Flames), and Kal Kothari (The Dark Cellar).

Govind Purushottam Deshpande :-

(Devanagari: गोदविंि पुरुषोत्तम िे शपािं डे; 1938 – 16 October 2013[1]) was a Marathi playwright and
academic from Maharashtra, India. He was also known as GoPu (his Marathi initials), or GPD.

 Udhwastha Dharmashala (published in English as A Man in Dark Times), directed by Dr Shreeram

Lagoo (Marathi), Om Puri (Hindi), Rajinder Nath (Hindi), Shyamanand Jalan (Padatik) in 1982
 Andhar Yatra (A Journey in Darkness), directed in Marathi by Satyadev Dubey and in Hindi by
Rajinder Nath.
 Satyashodhak (The Truth Seeker) on the life and times of the 19th-century social reformer Jotiba
Phule directed by Sudhanva Deshpande and performed by Jana Natya Manch.[3] The Marathi
productions were directed by Dr Sharad Bhuthadia (Kolhapur) and Atul Pethe (Pune), who also
directed a Kannada production in Heggodu.
 Antim Divas directed by G.P. Deshpande for Padatik in Kolkata in Hindi and by Jyoti Subhash in
Marathi. [ Film-Chak de India fame Shilpa Shukla (Bindia Nayak)and Shalini Vatsa (film- Peepli
Live) acted in it with director Arvind Gaur,2001]
 Chanakya Vishnugupta directed by Satyadev Dubey for the National School of Drama in Hindi
with Ashish Vidyarthi and Baharul Islam in the title roles, and by Dr Shreeram Lagoo in Marathi
with himself in the title role.
 Music System directed by Vijay Kenkre in Marathi.
 Raastey directed in Marathi by Vijay Kenkre, and Hindi translation by Jyoti Subhash, directed by
Satyadev Dubey for the National School of Drama Repertory Company, and by Arvind Gaur.[4]

Mahesh Elkunchwar :-

Mahesh Elkunchwar (Born 9 October 1939) is an Indian playwright, screenplay writer with more
than 20 plays to his name.

 Rudravarsha (The Savage Year), 1966

 Sultan (one act), 1967
 Zumbar (one act), 1967
 Eka Mhatarachya Khoon (An Old Man's Murder, one act), 1968
 Kaifiyat (one act), 1967
 Ek Osad Gaon (one act), 1969
 Yatanaghar (The Chamber of Anguish), 1970
 Garbo, 1970
 Vasanakand (The Episode of Lust), 1972
 Magna talyakathi
 Party, 1976
 Wada Chirebandi (Old Stone Mansion), 1985
 Pratibimb (Reflection), 1987
 Atmakatha (Autobiography), 1988
 Magna Talyakathi (The Pond), 1991
 Yuganta (The End of an Age)
 Wasanani Jeernani (Tattered Clothes), 1995
 Dharmaputra (Godson), 1998
 Sonata, 2000
 Eka Natacha Mrityu (An Actor's Death), 2005
 Raktapushp

Sachin Gupta
 Celebration of Life (2003), English, Drama
 Handicapped City (2004), English, Drama
 Suicide is Painless (2005), Bilingual, Drama
 A Roller Coaster Ride (2007), English, Children's Play
 Next Indian Idol (2005), Hindi, Comedy
 Great Mind at work (2005), Hindi, Comedy
 KailashNath weds Madhumati (2007), Hindi, Comedy
 Live Telecast (2005), Bilingual, Comedy
 Devil's Carnival (2005), Musical, Drama
 Don't Miss my Party (2005), Hindi, Drama
 No Cheating Today (2005), Hindi, Comedy
 The Play Begins @8pm (2010), Hindi, Drama

Rajesh Joshi :-

T. P. Kailasam :-

Thanjavur Paramasiva Kailasam (1884–1946), was a playwright and prominent writer of Kannada
literature.

Plays[edit]

Kailasam had written many plays in Kannada and English. Some of his famous books in Kannada are:
Makala school mana alawa, Sikarni Savithri, Sathavana santhapa and Haninabal kanirranu. He wrote
many books in Kannada .

English[edit]

 Fulfillment
 Purpose
 The Brahmin's Curse
 Simply Kailawesome (film)

Chandrashekhara Kambara :-

Chandrashekhara Kambara (born 2 January 1937) is a prominent Indian poet, playwright, folklorist,
film director in Kannada language.

"Jokumaraswamy", "Jayasidnayaka", "Kadu Kudure", "Nayi Kathe", "Mahamayi", "Harakeya Kuri" and
others. He was conferred with the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1991 for another popular play
Sirisampige.[16]

Ramesh Mehta :-

One act and short plays[edit]

 Hisab Barabar
 Pagal
 Kya Musibat Hai
 Lakshmi Ke Pujari
 Shararat
 Namak Ka Daroga
 Panch Parmeshwar
 Swang
 Bhai-Band
 Panch Lakh
 Andhera Aur Ujala
 Moorkh Billiyan
 Ek Tha Buddha

Torit Mitra :-

Arun Mukherjee :-

Mareech, Jagannāth and Ramjātra. His later works Nirnoy and Putulnacher Itikatha received critical
acclaim.[3]

Manjula Padmanabhan :-

As playwright[edit]

 1984 - "Lights Out"

 2003. Harvest. London: Aurora Metro Press.
As Author and Illustrator[edit]

 2013. Three Virgins and Other Stories New Delhi, India: Zubaan Books.
 2015. Island of Lost Girls. Hachette.
 2011. I am different! Can you find me? Watertown, Mass: Charlesbridge Pub.
 2008. Escape. Hachette.
 2005. Unprincess! New Delhi: Puffin Books.
 1986. A Visit to the City Market New Delhi: National Book Trust
 2003. Mouse Attack

Mohan Rakesh :-

Ashadh Ka Ek Din (One Day in Aashad) (1958)

Novels (Upanyas)[edit]

 Andhere Band Kamre (1961)

 Na Aanewala Kal (1968)
 Antaraal (1972)
 Bakalama Khuda (1974)
Plays (Natak-Ekanki)[edit]
 Aadhe Adhure / आधे अधूरे (1969) ISBN 978-81-8361-325-5
 Lahron Ke Rajhans / ल रोिं के राज िं स (1963) ISBN 978-81-267-1595-4
 Ashadh Ka Ek Din / आषाढ़ का एक दिन (One Day in Ashadha, 1958) ISBN 9788170284093
 Mohan Rakesh ke Sampurn Natak, 1993, Rajpal. ISBN 81-7028-152-0.
Posthumously published[edit]

 Pairon Tale Ki Zameen (1973)

(Left incomplete, later completed by Kamleshwar)[5]

 Ande Ke Chilke, anya ekanki tatha beej natak (1973)

 Rata Bitane Taka Tatha Anya Dhvani Nataka, 1974, Radhakrishna Prakashan. ISBN 81-7119-332-
3.

Bhisham Sahni :-

Hanoosh (1977),

Kabira khara bazar mein (1981)

Madhavi (1982)

Muavze (1993)

Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena

Khutiyon Par Tange Log

Bakri ("Scapegoat"), has been adapted as 'kuri.com', in Kannada, by M.S.Sathyu, has been staged
many times over the year, with revised adaptations, starting from the Emergency period (1975–77),

Lakh Ki Naak,[6] Hawalat[7] and Bhaun Bhaun Khaun Khaun.[8] Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena even wrote
Mukti ki Aakanksha that showed the need of independency during his time. One of his poems has
been turned into an animation short, by Siddhartha Pratap Singh, titled Apni Bitiya Ke Liye Ek Kavita.
[9]
he also wrote 'Sham Ek Kishan'. He also wrote many children's poem of which Ibn batuta ka juta is
the popular one.[10] He edited the children's magazine Parag.[11]

B. M. Shah

Brij Mohan Shah (1933–1998), better known as B. M. Shah, was an Indian theatre director and
playwright. Shah along with Mohan Upreti, are together credited for the revival of the theatre in the
Uttarakhand.[

Trishanku' (1967).

Partap Sharma:-

Partap Sharma (12 December 1939 – 30 November 2011) was an Indian playwright, novelist, author
of books for children, commentator, actor and documentary film-maker from United Kingdom.[1]
 Brothers Under The Skin, (1956)
 Bars Invisible (1961)
 A Touch of Brightness (1965)
 The Word (1966)
 The Professor Has A Warcry (1970)
 Queen Bee (1976)
 Power Play (1991)
 Begum Sumroo (1997)
 Zen Katha (2004)
 SAMMY! (2005)

Gopal Sharman

Javed Siddiqui :-

Javed Siddiqi (Urdu: ‫ جاوید صدیق‬Hindi: जावेद सिद्दीकी) (13 January 1942) is a Hindi and Urdu
screenwriter, dialogue writer and playwright from India. He has written over 50 storylines,
screenplays and dialogues.

Siddiqui has seen success in the theatre field as well. From serving IPTA as a National Vice-President,
he later contributed in the origin and functioning of the Marathi IPTA as well, and has been
associated with it as a national member.[4]
His play Tumhari Amrita, based on A R Gurney's classic American play Love Letters, with only two
actors (Shabana Azmi and Farooq Shaikh) reading out letters to each other, became a critical
success.[5] Since its debut in 1993, the play has been performed all over the world, including a special
performance at the United Nations, the first Indian play to do so.[6]
This was followed by Saalgirah, starring actress Kirron Kher, a play dealing with the complexity of
divorce in modern urban life.
Siddiqui has successfully ventured into various domains, from Bertolt Brecht to more contemporary
themes in his adaptations. He has adapted Bertolt Brecht's play Puntilla and several of his other
works. His play Andhe Choohe based on Agatha Christie's Mousetrap, is one of the world's longest
running dramas.[7] In the words of critic Vijay Nair, "Javed Siddiqi's lines are as poignant as ever. They
leap out of the letters as little gems. At times they plead with the incoherence of hurts long stifled.
At times they flare up like little flames scorching the audience. At times they soothe like fresh
raindrops after a scorching summer. But at all times they have a life of their own and make their
presence felt like an invisible third character on stage."[8] His play 1857: Ek Safarnama set in Indian
Rebellion of 1857 was also stage at Purana Qila, Delhi ramparts by Nadira Babbar and National
School of Drama Repertory company, in 2008.[9]
Over the years he has written numerous plays, including Hamesha, Begum Jaan, Aap Ki Soniya and
Kacche Lamhe.

Hrishikesh Sulabh
Hrishikesh Sulabh (born 15 February 1955) is a Hindi writer, best known for short stories and writing
plays in Bideshiya Shaili.
Sulabh's newest short story collection titled Halant ( लिं ि) has just been released by Rajkamal
Prakashan. The title story can be read for free at http://www.shabdankan.com/2014/05/hrishikesh-
sulabh-halant-hindi-kahani.html.
'Sulabh has written a new play called Daaliya (िादलया) based on a story by Rabindranath Tagore.
'Sulabh has just been bestowed upon with the Indu Sharma Antar-rashtriye Katha Samman by
Katha,UK for his short-story collection Vasant ke Hatyar

Plays[edit]

 Amli अमली
 Batohi बटो ी (ISBN 8126713349)[1]
 Dharti Aaba धरिी आबा
 Daaliya िादलया (based on a story by Rabindranath Tagore)
 Mati Gadi माटी गाडी (Adaption of Mrichchakatikam, a Sanskrit play written by Shudrak)[2]
 Maila Aanchal मै ला आँ चल (Adaptation of a novel by Phanishwar Nath 'Renu')
Short story collections[edit]

 Halant लिं ि
 Pattharkat पथरकट
 Vadhsthal se chalang वधस्थल से छलाँ ग
 Bandha Hai Kaal बँधा ै काल
 Tuti Ki Aawaz िूिी की आवाज़ (ISBN 81-267-1291-0)
 Vasant ke Hatyare वसिंि के त्यारे [3] (ISBN 978-8126717866)

Habib Tanvir
Habib Tanvir (1 September 1923 – 8 June 2009)

 Agra Bazar
 Shatranj Ke Mohrey (1954)
 Lala Shoharat Rai (1954)
 Mitti Ki Gaadi (1958)
 Gaon Ke Naon Sasural, Mor Naon Damand (1973)
 Charandas Chor (1975)
 Uttar Ram Charitra (1977)
 Bahadur Kalarin (1978)
 Ponga Pandit (1960s)[21]
 Ek Aurat Hypathia Bhi Thee (1980s)
 Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya (1990)
 Kamdeo ka Apna Basant Ritu ka Sapna (1993)
 The Broken Bridge (1995)
 Zahreeli Hawa (2002)
 Raj Rakt (2006)

Shreekumar Varma :-
His two award-winning plays, The Dark Lord (directed by Vinod Anand) and Bow Of Rama (dir. Noshir
Ratnakar), were staged by The British Council (1986) and The Madras Players (1993) respectively. His
play, Platform, was staged by The Madras Players in January 2005. (dir. N. S. Yamuna) His play
Midnight Hotel (Madras Players) had ten shows in Chennai and Bangalore in March, April, May and
August 2009. It raised more than ₨ 4 million for the social service programmes of the Christian
Medical College, Vellore. (dir. Mithran Devanesen) His play Nathu's Dream (Bala Vidya Mandir) was
produced as a musical in September 2010. (dir. Neeta Shrikanth) His political play Five (Thespian en)
was performed as supper theatre to a packed Chennai audience in November 2010, and later in the
Mutha Venkata Subba Rao Auditorium, Chennai, in 2017 (dir. Ajit Chitturi). His play Cast Party
premiered to full houses in March 2012. It was produced by The Madras Players and Boardwalkers
and directed by Michael Muthu. His first short play Ganga at Rishikesh premiered at The Hindu
MetroPlus Theatre Fest in Chennai in August 2012. It was produced by Stray Factory and directed by
Mathivanan Rajendran and Venkatesh Harinathan. His other short plays include "Kichadi Express",
"Demeanings" and "Intervention", all performed at the Alliance Francaise, Chennai.
Surendra Verma
Surendra Verma (born 7 September 1941)
Surya Ki Antim Kiran Se Surya Ki Pahli Kiran Tak (From sunset to sunrise, 1972).

Novels[edit]

 Do Murdon Ke Liye Guldasta (2000)

 Mujhe Chand Chahiye (1993)
 "Katna Shami Ka Vriksha Padmapankhuri Ki Dhar Se"(2010)
Plays[edit]

 Surya Ki Antim Kiran Se Surya Ki Pahli Kiran Tak (From Sunset to Sunrise, 1972)
 Athwan sarg (Eighth Chapter), 1976,
 Chhote Saiyad bade Saiyad (Junior Saiyad and Senior Saiyad), 1978
 Qaid-e-hayat (Imprisonment of Life), 1983
 "Rati Ka Kangan," 2011
The play Surya ki antim kiran se... was translated as From sunset to sunrise by Jaya Krishnamachari.[3]

 "Dropadi"
 "shakuntala ki anguthi"

Asghar Wajahat
Syed Asghar Wajahat, popularly known as Asghar Wajahat (Hindi: अिग़र वजाहत) (born 5 July 1946),
is a Hindi scholar, fiction writer, novelist, playwright, an independent documentary filmmaker and a
television scriptwriter.
'Saat Aasmaan' and his acclaimed play, 'Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya, O Jamyai Nai', based on the story of
an old Punjabi Hindu woman who gets left behind in Lahore, after the Partition of India, and then
refuses to leave.[2] immaculate