What about modern Indian writers and poets?

“So when Shakespeare was writing, who was writing in india? I can’t think of an early modern Indian writer?”

This is the question by Missionary school educated Indian. This shows how much we failed our kids.


Here is the list of few a fellow indian suggested.
Achyutananda
Aṣṭachāp
Advaita Acharya
Vallabha
Achyutananda
Bhai Bala
Bhattadeva
Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri
Kanaka Dasa
Dadu Dayal
Dhurjati
Adho Duraso
Pitambar Dvija
Gopalacharana Dwija
Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan
Saraswati Gangadhar
Rupa Goswami
Govindabhatta
Murari Gupta
Haridas Niranjani
Jagannatha Dasa
Kabir
Kalyanamalla
Ananta Kandali
Durgabar Kayastha
Keshavdas
Lakshmisa
Dvija Madhab
Mandalapuruder
Narottam Das
Madhavi Pattanayak
Allasani Peddana
Pothana
Ayyalaraju Ramabhadrudu
Tenali Ramakrishna
Ramarajabhushanudu
Ratnakaravarni
Ravidas
Sankardev
Rama Saraswati
Sarvajna
Pingali Suranna
Nandi Thimmana
Achyuta Pisharati
Jyeṣṭhadeva
Paarangot Jyeshtadevan Namboodiri
Kelallur Neelakandhan Somayaji
Nilakantha Somayaji

Sankara Variar
Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri
Chitrabhanu
Jyeṣṭhadeva
Paarangot Jyeshtadevan Namboodiri
Kelallur Neelakandhan Somayaji
Nilakantha Somayaji
 Chandra Bharati
Damodardev
Damodar Bhatt
Dadu Dayal
Appayya Dikshita
Sant Eknath
Jiva Goswami
Janardan Swami

Madhusūdana Sarasvatī
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Meerabai
Molla
Nitai
Gadadhara Pandita
Prajna Bhatt
Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami
Raghunatha dasa Goswami
Six Goswamis of Vrindavana
Saraswati Gangadhar
Surdas
Svātmārāma
Haridasa Thakur
Srivasa Thakura
Tulsidas
Vadiraja Tirtha
Vitthalanatha