Kannada:
- Kota Shivarama Karanth (1902-97): Novels include Chomana Dudi (Choma’s Drum).
Balachandran Nimade—Marathi:
- Dilip Chitre (b.1938): Best known for his experimentalist poetry.
Nirmal Verma—Hindi
- Agyeya (S.H. Vatsyayan) (1911-87): Poet, essayist, novelist.
Sunil Gangopadhyay—Bengali:
- Samaresh Basu (1924-88): His novels include Mahakaler Rather Ghora (The Chariot Horse of Eternal Time) about the Naxalite movement.
Tamil
- Sundara Ramaswamy: A pathbreaker in Tamil fiction, his novels include Sila Kurippukal (Some Notes).
M.T. Vasudevan Nair—Malayalam
- Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (1910-94): His Balyakalasakhi (Childhood Friend) is considered the greatest novella in Malayalam.
