Legendary Writers

Jane Austen

1775–1817 CE · Georgian and Regency Britain

Drawing rooms become worlds of wit, judgment and possibility. Meet the novelist who made ordinary conversations reveal extraordinary truths about money, love and independence.

Rabindranath Tagore

রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর (Rabindranath Tagore)

1861–1941 CE · Modern Bengali literature

Poet, storyteller and educational visionary. Discover a Bengali literary world that reached international readers while remaining deeply connected to language, song and place.

Thiruvalluvar

திருவள்ளுவர் (Thiruvalluvar)

Approx. 300 BCE–500 CE; dating disputed

The Tamil poet behind 1,330 couplets on virtue, public life and love. Explore a literary legacy carried from palm-leaf manuscripts to readers around the world.

Valmiki

वाल्मीकि (Valmiki)

Ancient India · personal dates uncertain

The sage-poet traditionally credited with the Sanskrit Ramayana. Explore an epic carried through recitation, manuscripts and centuries of renewed storytelling.

William Shakespeare

1564–1616 CE · English Renaissance

A poet of desire, a dramatist of power and a theatre-maker whose characters still speak to the world. Discover the journey from Stratford-upon-Avon to the living stage.