Some have made their mark with a single brilliant work, others have a repertoire that spells solid reputation with years of cutting edge world-wizardry ahead of them. They show us a changing world with their hopeful and cynical insights. And without exception these poets and writers are the future.

Arundhati Roy	Raj Kamal Jha	Vikram Chandra	Balachandran Chullikkad
Pankaj Mishra	Rukmini Bhaya Nair	Alka Saravgi	Amit Chaudhuri
Uday Prakash	Jayamohan	Maitreyi Pushpa	C.P.Surendran
Kiran Desai	Jhumpa Lahiri	Joy Goswami	Imayam