Find out more about the greatest 19th Century Indian Writers, including Rabindranath Tagore, Sarojini Naidu, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Jyotirao Phule and Premchand

Famous 19th Century Indian Writers

Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore
07 May 1861
Poet
Vinayak Damodar SavarkarVinayak Damodar Savarkar
28 May 1883
Independence Activist, Reformer

Sarojini NaiduSarojini Naidu
13 February 1879
Poet and Freedom Fighter

Kazi Nazrul IslamKazi Nazrul Islam
24 May 1899
National Poet of Bangladesh

Ahmed Raza Khan BarelviAhmed Raza Khan Barelvi
14 June 1856
Islamic Scholar, Reformer

William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray
18 July 1811
Author & Novelist
Ishwar Chandra VidyasagarIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
26 September 1820
Social Reformer, Philosopher

Savitribai PhuleSavitribai Phule
03 January 1831
Social Reformer, Poet

Sarat Chandra ChattopadhyaySarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
15 September 1876
Writer
Henry Louis Vivian DerozioHenry Louis Vivian Derozio
18 April 1809
Poet

Nirad C. ChaudhuriNirad C. Chaudhuri
23 November 1897
Indian writer
Mirza GhalibMirza Ghalib
27 December 1797
Poet

Munshi PremchandMunshi Premchand
31 July 1880
Novelist and Author

Bankim Chandra ChattopadhyaBankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
27 June 1838
 

Sir Syed Ahmad KhanSir Syed Ahmad Khan
17 October 1817
Founder of Aligarh Muslim University

PremchandPremchand
31 July 1880
Novelist, Screenwriter, Writer
Kalki KrishnamurthyKalki Krishnamurthy
09 September 1899
Screenwriter, Journalist, Writer

Ashraf Ali ThanwiAshraf Ali Thanwi
19 August 1863
Mufassir, Theologian

Michael Madhusudan DuttMichael Madhusudan Dutt
25 January 1824
Poet, Writer

Vallathol Narayana MenonVallathol Narayana Menon
16 October 1878
Author
Bipin Chandra PalBipin Chandra Pal
07 November 1858
Writer

Bibhutibhushan BandyopadhyayBibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
12 September 1894
Poet, Writer
Sukumar RaySukumar Ray
30 October 1887
Photographer, Poet, Writer, Illustrator,

Rahul SankrityayanRahul Sankrityayan
09 April 1893
Linguist, Author, Autobiographer, Biographer

Jaishankar PrasadJaishankar Prasad
30 January 1889
Poet
BharathidasanBharathidasan
29 April 1891
Author

D. R. BendreD. R. Bendre
31 January 1896
 
Maithili Sharan GuptMaithili Sharan Gupt
03 August 1886
Linguist, Poet, Politician, Translator

Masti Venkatesha IyengarMasti Venkatesha Iyengar
06 June 1891
Writer

Bharatendu HarishchandraBharatendu Harishchandra
09 September 1850
Actor, Journalist, Writer, Poet
K. M. PanikkarK. M. Panikkar
03 June 1895
Diplomat

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Gurazada ApparaoGurazada Apparao
21 September 1862
author, poet
V. S. Srinivasa SastriV. S. Srinivasa Sastri
22 September 1869
Politician

Surendranath DasguptaSurendranath Dasgupta
30 September 1887
Scholar

Swami SivanandaSwami Sivananda
08 September 1887
Spiritual & Yoga Teacher

Frederic FarrarFrederic Farrar
07 August 1831
Author
Adela Florence NicolsonAdela Florence Nicolson
09 April 1865
Poet, Author, Writer
Bhai Vir SinghBhai Vir Singh
05 December 1882
Poet

Sayyid Amir AliSayyid Amir Ali
06 April 1849
Political Leader