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 and Author
Sarojini NaiduSarojini Naidu
13 February 1879
Poet and Freedom Fighter

Ishwar Chandra VidyasagarIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
26 September 1820
Social Reformer, Philosopher

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

William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray
18 July 1811
Author & Novelist

Sarat Chandra ChattopadhyaySarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
15 September 1876
Writer
Munshi PremchandMunshi Premchand
31 July 1880
Novelist and Author

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

Nirad C. ChaudhuriNirad C. Chaudhuri
23 November 1897
Indian writer

Bankim Chandra ChattopadhyaBankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
27 June 1838
 
Mirza GhalibMirza Ghalib
27 December 1797
Poet

Vinayak Damodar SavarkarVinayak Damodar Savarkar
28 May 1883
Poet, Philosopher, Politician, Playwright
Syed Ahmad KhanSyed Ahmad Khan
17 October 1817
Judge, Philosopher, Knight, Lawyer

PremchandPremchand
31 July 1880
Novelist, Screenwriter, Writer

Jyotirao PhuleJyotirao Phule
11 April 1827
Intellectual
Meher BabaMeher Baba
25 February 1894
 

Ahmed Raza Khan BarelviAhmed Raza Khan Barelvi
14 June 1856
Muhaddith, Translator, Author
Savitribai PhuleSavitribai Phule
03 January 1831
Poet

Mirra AlfassaMirra Alfassa
21 February 1878
Mystic, Writer

Michael Madhusudan DuttMichael Madhusudan Dutt
25 January 1824
Poet, Writer
Jaishankar PrasadJaishankar Prasad
30 January 1889
Poet

D. R. BendreD. R. Bendre
31 January 1896
 
Ashraf Ali ThanwiAshraf Ali Thanwi
19 August 1863
Mufassir, Theologian

Kalki KrishnamurthyKalki Krishnamurthy
09 September 1899
Screenwriter, Journalist, Writer

Vallathol Narayana MenonVallathol Narayana Menon
16 October 1878
Author

BharathidasanBharathidasan
29 April 1891
Author
Sukumar RaySukumar Ray
30 October 1887
Photographer, Poet, Writer, Illustrator,
Bibhutibhushan BandyopadhyayBibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
12 September 1894
Poet, Writer

Maithili Sharan GuptMaithili Sharan Gupt
03 August 1886
Linguist, Poet, Politician, Translator

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

Masti Venkatesha IyengarMasti Venkatesha Iyengar
06 June 1891
Writer
Bharatendu HarishchandraBharatendu Harishchandra
09 September 1850
Actor, Journalist, Writer, Poet

Gurazada ApparaoGurazada Apparao
21 September 1862
author, poet

Adela Florence NicolsonAdela Florence Nicolson
09 April 1865
Poet, Author, Writer