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Bano Qudsia

1928 - 2017

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Bano Qudsia (Urdu: بانو قدسیہ‎; 28 November 1928 – 4 February 2017), also known as Bano Aapa, was a Pakistani novelist, playwright and spiritualist. She wrote literature in Urdu, producing novels, dramas plays and short stories. Qudsia is best recognized for her novel Raja Gidh. Qudsia also wrote for television and stage in both Urdu and Punjabi languages. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bano Qudsia is the 5,425th most popular writer (up from 5,922nd in 2019), the 734th most popular biography from India (up from 784th in 2019) and the 95th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bano Qudsia ranks 5,425 out of 7,302. Before her are Brigitte Reimann, M. R. James, Manuel Antônio de Almeida, Gabriele Kuby, Katarina Frostenson, and Anatole Le Braz. After her are Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová, Eve Ensler, Aldo Palazzeschi, Jan Twardowski, Mihkel Veske, and John Holt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Bano Qudsia ranks 457. Before her are Vasile Tiță, Angélica Gorodischer, Surya Bahadur Thapa, Tom Lehrer, Kenny Drew, and Hebe de Bonafini. After her are Martin Turnovský, Frigyes Hidas, Joseph Vissers, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Ennio de Giorgi, and Buddy Van Horn. Among people deceased in 2017, Bano Qudsia ranks 426. Before her are Pierluigi Chicca, Marina Popovich, Jared Martin, Joseph Bologna, Shyla Stylez, and Tore Eriksson. After her are Martin McGuinness, Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton, Frank Schepke, Fernando Birri, Girija Devi, and Tsuyoshi Yamanaka.

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In India

Among people born in India, Bano Qudsia ranks 734 out of 1,861. Before her are Anil Ambani (1959), Tim Severin (1940), Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (1924), Saeed Jaffrey (1929), Alivardi Khan (1671), and Birju Maharaj (1937). After her are Venkaiah Naidu (1949), Trisha (1983), Mayawati (1956), M. M. Keeravani (1961), Amala Akkineni (1967), and Dimple Kapadia (1957).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Bano Qudsia ranks 95. Before her are Yashpal (1903), Kedarnath Singh (1934), Hasrat Mohani (1875), Mahadev Desai (1892), Suryakant Tripathi (1899), and Jayakanthan (1934). After her are K. Shivaram Karanth (1902), Altaf Hussain Hali (1837), Swarnakumari Devi (1855), Varsha Adalja (1940), Muthuswami Dikshitar (1775), and Nirmal Verma (1929).

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