WRITER
Bhavabhuti
Bhavabhuti
Bhavabhūti (born Śrīkaṇṭha Nīlakaṇṭha; Devanagari: भवभूति; c. 680-c. 750 – c. 760 CE) was a classical Sanskrit scholar, poet, and playwright of eighth-century India. He is considered a key successor to Kalidasa and is often regarded as matching his literary stature. His best known work Uttararamacarita (translated as The Later Deeds of Rama), earned him the title "Poet of the Karunā Rasa". Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bhavabhuti is the 3,371st most popular writer (down from 2,677th in 2019), the 457th most popular biography from India (down from 345th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Indian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Bhavabhuti ranks 3,371 out of 7,302. Before him are Giosafat Barbaro, Peter Benchley, Erik Gustaf Geijer, Dunash ben Labrat, Alexander Dukhnovych, and Daniel Guérin. After him are Constantine of Preslav, William Hope Hodgson, Mikhail Koltsov, Françoise d'Eaubonne, Aino Kallas, and Henry Kuttner.
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Giosafat Barbaro
1413 - 1494
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 3,365
Peter Benchley
1940 - 2006
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 3,366
Erik Gustaf Geijer
1783 - 1847
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 3,367
Dunash ben Labrat
920 - 990
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 3,368
Alexander Dukhnovych
1803 - 1865
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 3,369
Daniel Guérin
1904 - 1988
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 3,370
Bhavabhuti
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 3,371
Constantine of Preslav
900 - 1000
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 3,372
William Hope Hodgson
1877 - 1918
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 3,373
Mikhail Koltsov
1898 - 1940
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 3,374
Françoise d'Eaubonne
1920 - 2005
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 3,375
Aino Kallas
1878 - 1956
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 3,376
Henry Kuttner
1915 - 1958
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 3,377
In India
Among people born in India, Bhavabhuti ranks 457 out of 1,861. Before him are D. R. Kaprekar (1905), Bhupen Hazarika (1926), Telesphore Toppo (1939), Bismillah Khan (1916), Guru Har Rai (1630), and Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905). After him are Madhubala (1933), Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati (1874), Chandra Shekhar (1927), Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana (1556), Ravindra Prabhat (1969), and Farrukhsiyar (1685).
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D. R. Kaprekar
MATHEMATICIAN
1905 - 1986
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 451
Bhupen Hazarika
ACTOR
1926 - 2011
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 452
Telesphore Toppo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1939 - 2023
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 453
Bismillah Khan
MUSICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 454
Guru Har Rai
POLITICIAN
1630 - 1661
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 455
Mohammad Hidayatullah
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1992
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 456
Bhavabhuti
WRITER
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 457
Madhubala
ACTOR
1933 - 1969
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 458
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1937
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 459
Chandra Shekhar
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2007
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 460
Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana
POLITICIAN
1556 - 1627
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 461
Ravindra Prabhat
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 462
Farrukhsiyar
POLITICIAN
1685 - 1719
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 463
Among WRITERS In India
Among writers born in India, Bhavabhuti ranks 53. Before him are Subramania Bharati (1882), Abdul-Qādir Bedil (1642), Hansa Jivraj Mehta (1897), M. Karunanidhi (1924), Rahul Sankrityayan (1893), and D. R. Bendre (1896). After him are Ravindra Prabhat (1969), Shudraka (500), Shibli Nomani (1857), Ram Prasad Bismil (1897), Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (1894), and Sumitranandan Pant (1900).
Subramania Bharati
1882 - 1921
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 47
Abdul-Qādir Bedil
1642 - 1720
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 48
Hansa Jivraj Mehta
1897 - 1995
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 49
M. Karunanidhi
1924 - 2018
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 50
Rahul Sankrityayan
1893 - 1963
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 51
D. R. Bendre
1896 - 1981
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 52
Bhavabhuti
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 53
Ravindra Prabhat
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 54
Shudraka
500 - 500
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 55
Shibli Nomani
1857 - 1914
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 56
Ram Prasad Bismil
1897 - 1927
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 57
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
1894 - 1950
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 58
Sumitranandan Pant
1900 - 1977
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 59
