Somehow really really rating best authors is quite a tough job...here are a few of my favourites:

Tom Robbins- Amazing, wild, rollicking, hyperbolic - thats the only way i can describe my favourite author who takes you on a wild , almost psychedelic trip leaving you gasping for more.....incredulous!!! Good reads are ’Jitterbug Perfume’ , ’Still life with woodpecker’ , ’Skinny legs and all’’

John Irving- touching, poignant, interesting, a good story teller. good ones ’’ The world according to Garp’ which was a cult book, ’The 158 pound marriage’ etc.

Rohinton Mistry - really a class act....the focus on everyday people living their everyday lives under extraordinary circumstances.....really good.... ’’A fine balance’’, ’Such a long journey’, ’’Swimming Lessons - Tales from Firozshabaug’.....especially ’A fine balance’ - its really touching (heart wrenching) and leaves you with a nice feeling of having read a truly great novel!!

Bapsi Sidhwa - Rollicking tales full of funny, lovable and wicked characters........her lifelike portrayal of characers actually makes you feel a part of the story..good reads are ’’ The Crow eaters’’, ’’the Paskistani Bride’’, ’’The Ice Candy man’’

Vikram seth - ’A suitable Boy’ is reaaaaalllly long...but its great....wonderful insights....and ’The Golden Gate’ is awesome.

Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay - ’’Pathar Panchali’’.....do read it....never have i come across a more poignant account of childhood and innocence.

Kuvempu (K.V. Putappa) - The english translation of his Kannada novel ’Kanooru Heggaditi’ is a vivid and engaging tale of life in rural India....its not a tear jerker, it not about social causes...its just about family life....and beautifully told .

Erle Stanley Gardner - nice whodunnits.....Perry Mason is a lot more intersting than Christie’s staid knitting freak Miss Marple.....almost as good as Hercule Poirot....


well i guess there are lots more...and i’ll keep adding !!!