Explanation:

- Option 1: Arvind Adiga

- Arvind Adiga is known for his novel "The White Tiger," which won the Man Booker Prize in 2008. However, he did not write "The Great Indian Novel."

- Option 2: Chitra Banerjee

- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is celebrated for works like "The Palace of Illusions" and "The Mistress of Spices." Her books draw on Indian mythology and modern experiences of Indians in America, but she didn’t write this novel.

- Option 3: Vikram Seth

- Vikram Seth is renowned for "A Suitable Boy," which is one of the longest novels published in a single volume. However, he is not the author of "The Great Indian Novel."

- Option 4: Shashi Tharoor

- Shashi Tharoor is indeed the author of "The Great Indian Novel," published in 1989. It's a satirical work using characters from the Indian epic Mahabharata to comment on modern Indian history.