Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was a Filipino writer and diplomat. Of Filipino women writers, she was among the first to gain promi

Was a Filipino writer and diplomat. Of Filipino women writers, she was among the first to gain prominence writing in the English language. She was named a Chevalier de Légion d'honneur by the French government.Santillan-Castrence's literary career began in the 1920s, and she soon was recognized as among the leading Filipino essayists of the 20th century. Many of her essays were featured in Philippine Prose and Poetry a widely studied high-school textbook which she had authored. She became a columnist with the Manila Daily Bulletin, and contributed essays and articles in many other national publications. She explored feminist themes in works such as The Women Characters in Rizal’s Novels, a study on the female characters in Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.

Was a Filipino writer and diplomat. Of Filipino women writers, she was among the first to gain promi

Was a Filipino writer and diplomat. Of Filipino women writers, she was among the first to gain prominence writing in the English language. She was named a Chevalier de Légion d'honneur by the French government.

Was a distinguished Marathi writer from the state of Maharashtra, India. He was popularly known by j

Was a distinguished Marathi writer from the state of Maharashtra, India. He was popularly known by just his initials as ??. ?. ("Pu. La.") and was also given the affectionate title of Maharashtraache laadake vyaktimattva (Maharashtra's most beloved personality).Apart from his writing, P. L. Deshpande was well-known for his all-round achievements as an accomplished film and stage actor, music composer, harmonium player, singer and orator.For some years, he worked as a college professor and a school teacher before embarking on his career in writing and in the multiple fields of acting, directing, and composing music in the world of movies. In 1946, he married Sunita Thakur, who is an accomplished author herself and has acted in some plays in the past. Wit was a hallmark of the writings of Deshpande. He wrote plays, essays, life sketches, short stories, novels, travelogues, screenplays for films, and movie lyrics. Deshpande took lessons in playing harmonium from Dattopant Rajopadhye of Bhaskar Sangitalaya. He was proficient in Hindustani classical music and deep interest in Marathi musical theater. He was an accomplished music director and a singer.

Is a poet, essayist, translator, professor and publisher. He is the founder and publisher of Writer'

Is a poet, essayist, translator, professor and publisher. He is the founder and publisher of Writer's Workshop in Calcutta, where he lives presently.Under the name of P. Lal, he has written eight books of poetry, over a dozen volumes of literary criticism

Was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. While not part of the nationalistic music group known as

Was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. While not part of the nationalistic music group known as "The Five", Tchaikovsky wrote music which was distinctly Russian: plangent, introspective, with modally-inflected melody and harmony

Was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. While not part of the nationalistic music group known as

Was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. While not part of the nationalistic music group known as "The Five", Tchaikovsky wrote music which was distinctly Russian: plangent, introspective, with modally-inflected melody and harmony.

A Russian author who escaped a death sentence by swimming from Russia to Turkey across the Black Sea

A Russian author who escaped a death sentence by swimming from Russia to Turkey across the Black Sea border in 1962.A competitive swimmer in Russia, Patrushev became a broadcaster, journalist, conference interpreter and translator in the West, working for the BBC in London and later for the Radio Liberty in Munich and San Francisco, as well as writing for Australian newspapers, radio and television. He has worked as a Senior Consultant, CIS and Eastern Europe for (Chatswood-based) Conflict Resolution Network. As a top level Russian translator and interpreter he is a member of AIIC, the International Association of Conference Interpreters and the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters. He interpreted for Russian and Australian Heads of State (Vladimir Putin, John Howard), Prime Ministers, Members of the Cabinet, etc.