20 Indian Writers Along With Their Pen Names
Some Indian writers choose to write under their real names, while others opt for pen names for various reasons, such as cultural significance, anonymity, or branding. Here are 20 Indian writers along with their pen names:
1. Rabindranath Tagore - Pen Name: Bhanu Singha Thakur
2. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay - Pen Name: Anila Devi
3. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay - Pen Name: Kamalakanta
4. Khushwant Singh - Pen Name: Quixote
5. Munshi Premchand - Pen Name: Nawab Rai
6. R.K. Narayan - Pen Name: R.K. Narayan
The real name of R.K. Narayan was Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayanaswami. He is widely known by his initials, R.K. Narayan.
7. Amrita Pritam - Pen Name: Amrita
Amrita Pritam's real name was Amrita Kaur.
8. Ruskin Bond - Pen Name: Ruskin Bond
9. Arundhati Roy - Pen Name: None (She uses her real name)
10. Vikram Seth - Pen Name: Vikram Seth
11. Anita Desai - Pen Name: Anita Desai
Anita Desai's real name is Anita Mazumdar.
12. Raja Rao - Pen Name: None (He used his real name)
13. Jhumpa Lahiri - Pen Name: None (She uses her real name)
14. Chetan Bhagat - Pen Name: None (He uses his real name)
15. Kiran Desai - Pen Name: None (She uses her real name)
16. Salman Rushdie - Pen Name: None (He uses his real name)
17. Rohinton Mistry - Pen Name: None (He uses his real name)
18. Vikram Chandra - Pen Name: None (He uses his real name)
19. Shobhaa Dé - Pen Name: None (She uses her real name)
20. Ashwin Sanghi - Pen Name: None (He uses his real name)
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