WRITER

Bhisham Sahni

1915 - 2003

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Bhisham Sahni (8 August 1915 – 11 July 2003) was an Indian writer, playwright in Hindi and an actor, most famous for his novel Tamas ("Darkness"/'Ignorance") and the television screenplay adaptation of the same name, a powerful and passionate account of the partition of India. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan for literature in 1998, and Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 2002. He was the younger brother of the noted Hindi film actor, Balraj Sahni. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bhisham Sahni is the 5,907th most popular writer (up from 6,595th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 132nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Pakistani Writer.

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Among writers, Bhisham Sahni ranks 5,907 out of 7,302. Before him are Olivia Manning, Winston Churchill, Patrick Rambaud, Daniel Kehlmann, Domiziana Giordano, and Thomas Brezina. After him are Philaenis, Jacqueline Wilson, John Connolly, Alfred Capus, Susan Glaspell, and Michael Scott.

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Among people born in 1915, Bhisham Sahni ranks 253. Before him are Ödön Gróf, Patricia Morison, Signe Hasso, Simo Puupponen, John Dobson, and Georgy Tovstonogov. After him are Ismat Chughtai, Humphrey Searle, Earl Wild, Hanka Bielicka, Jean Parker, and Jaroslav Volak. Among people deceased in 2003, Bhisham Sahni ranks 312. Before him are Eddie Thomson, Janice Rule, Daijiro Kato, José Manuel Pesudo, Lawrence H. Aller, and Vasile Deheleanu. After him are Juha Tiainen, Jeannette Campbell, Grigory Mkrtychan, Bill Bright, Pierre Blondiaux, and Suzy Parker.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Bhisham Sahni ranks 107 out of 217. Before him are Raaj Kumar (1926), Javed Iqbal (1961), Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (1973), Valerian Gracias (1900), Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (1950), and Asma Jahangir (1952). After him are Manorama (1926), Parveen Shakir (1952), Balraj Sahni (1913), Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (1929), Ali Zafar (1980), and Qandeel Baloch (1990).

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Among WRITERS In Pakistan

Among writers born in Pakistan, Bhisham Sahni ranks 13. Before him are Rahman Baba (1632), Tariq Ali (1943), Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911), Sultan Bahu (1630), Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (1941), and Bulleh Shah (1680). After him are Parveen Shakir (1952), Asma Barlas (1950), Mulk Raj Anand (1905), Khushwant Singh (1915), Hamid Mir (1966), and Kamila Shamsie (1973).

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