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The 12th century Welsh cleric Geoffrey of Monmouth is known for his writings on what?

posted Jul 31, 2015 by Tapesh Kulkarni

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Which 19th century American author went to sea aged 17 in a whaler,write novels such as "White Jacket" and "Billy Budd"?

posted Jul 24, 2015 by Rahul Chandel

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Who authored the book 'Indica' ?

posted Jul 17, 2015 by Rajni

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In 1976, which Bengali lady novelist became the first woman to receive the Jnanpith Award ?

posted Jul 16, 2015 by Ankur Athari

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Mahendra Bhalla , who died recently , was a famous writer in which language ?

posted Jul 14, 2015 by Brijesh Talwar

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The novel 'Q & A ' , was authored by which Indian civil servant ?

posted Jul 13, 2015 by Pushpak Chauhan

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Who is the author of the book "Kashmir : The Vajpayee Years"?

posted Jul 13, 2015 by Pushpak Chauhan

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In 1981, which Mumbai born British writer won the Booker Prize for his novel 'Midnight's Children' ?

posted Jul 9, 2015 by Swati Arora

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'Nagananda', 'Ratnavali' and 'Priyadarshika' Sanskrit works were authored by which ruler ?

posted Jul 7, 2015 by Anamika

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Who wrote the novel 'Train to Pakistan' ?

posted Jul 2, 2015 by Pardeep Kohli

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Who is the author of the book " Nehru : A Troubled Legacy " ?

posted Jul 2, 2015 by Pardeep Kohli

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'The Argumentative Indian' book was authored by which Indian ecomonist ?

posted Jul 2, 2015 by Amarvansh

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Who created the fictional character 'Swami' in his debut novel 'Swami and Friends' ?

posted Jun 30, 2015 by Nikita Sehgal

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Who authored the 'Buddhacharita', a Sanskrit narrative on the life of Gautam Buddha ?

posted Jun 29, 2015 by Nimish

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Which Indian lady writer won the 2006 Booker Prize for her novel 'The Inheritance of Loss' ?

posted Jun 24, 2015 by Ankur Athari

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Which former President of India authored the book 'Without Fear or Favour' ?

posted Jun 22, 2015 by Brijesh Talwar

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Who coined commonly used phrases 'Big Brother', 'Doublethink', 'Newspeak' in his famous novel 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' ?

posted Jun 19, 2015 by Kuldeep Apte

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Which Indian lady writer won the Commonwealth Award for her first novel 'Difficult Daughters' ?

posted Jun 18, 2015 by Maninder Bath

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Dasaradhi Rangacharya , who passed away recently was a famous writer of which language ?

posted Jun 18, 2015 by Rahul Vaidya

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Which medieval ruler authored Telugu work 'Amukta Malyada' ?

posted Jun 16, 2015 by Nimish

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Who wrote the famous essay 'Unto This Last', which was later translated into Gujarati by Mahatma Gandhi ?

posted Jun 12, 2015 by Sandeep Otari

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Who advocated that a free market economy is more productive and more benefial to society, in his famous book ?

posted Jun 11, 2015 by Manish Tiwari

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Who authored the famous book 'The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success' ?

posted Jun 9, 2015 by Aarati Mahajan

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Who authored the book 'The Interpretation of Dreams' ?

posted Jun 5, 2015 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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Which Malayalam writer was awarded the first Jnanpith Award in 1965,for his anthology of poem 'Odakuzhal' (The Flute) ?

posted Jun 3, 2015 by Manish Tiwari

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Author Michael Blake , who died recently , was best known for which novel ?

posted May 24, 2015 by Rahul Vaidya

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Who authored the poetic works 'Krishna Gitavali', 'Kavitavali' and 'Vinaya Patrika' ?

posted May 15, 2015 by Swati Arora

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Who is the author of the novel " All the Light We Cannot See " ?

posted May 5, 2015 by Samardeep Acharya

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Who authored the 'Gitanjali', an anthology of poems ?

posted May 4, 2015 by Divya Bharti

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Who authored Sanskrit play the 'Mudrarakshasa' ?

posted May 1, 2015 by Swati Arora

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Which English writer was popularly called 'Bard of Avon' ?

posted Apr 30, 2015 by Nimish

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Who authored the English novel 'A Suitable Boy', considered to be the longest novel in a single volume ?

posted Apr 17, 2015 by Sandeep Bedi