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Gurdial Singh

1933 - 2016

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Gurdial Singh Rahi (Gurdi'āl Sigh; 10 January 1933 – 16 August 2016) was an Indian writer and novelist who wrote in Punjabi. He started his literary career in 1957 with a short story, "Bhaganwale." He became known as a novelist when he published the novel Marhi Da Deeva in 1964. The novel was later adapted into the Punjabi film Marhi Da Deeva in 1989, directed by Surinder Singh. His novel Anhe Ghore Da Daan was also made into a film of the same name in 2011 by director Gurvinder Singh. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gurdial Singh is the 6,148th most popular writer (down from 5,864th in 2019), the 881st most popular biography from India (down from 768th in 2019) and the 111th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among writers, Gurdial Singh ranks 6,148 out of 7,302. Before him are Mark Manson, Jerry Pournelle, Monika Fagerholm, Donald A. Wollheim, Javed Akhtar, and John Logan. After him are Gyrðir Elíasson, Marie NDiaye, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Lev Rubinstein, Véronique Tadjo, and Giuseppe Berto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Gurdial Singh ranks 487. Before him are Thérèse Steinmetz, Leszek Drogosz, Judah Folkman, Yuri Chesnokov, Mariya Pisareva, and Jerry Pournelle. After him are Jenő Hámori, Umberto Colombo, Hillevi Rombin, James Meredith, Boris Tatushin, and Renato Pirocchi. Among people deceased in 2016, Gurdial Singh ranks 501. Before him are Anatoli Isayev, Poul Pedersen, Ilkka Hanski, Allan Williams, Tim LaHaye, and Nancy Mackay. After him are Rita Barberá, Eddie Keizan, Mr. Fuji, Väinö Huhtala, Van Williams, and Ernestine Anderson.

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In India

Among people born in India, Gurdial Singh ranks 881 out of 1,861. Before him are Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan (1905), Basanti Bisht (1953), Usha Mehta (1920), Gauri Khan (1970), Akhtar Hameed Khan (1914), and Javed Akhtar (1945). After him are Tarsem Singh (1961), Buddhadeb Dasgupta (1944), Kanan Devi (1916), Balasaraswati (1918), Ali Sardar Jafri (1913), and Karisma Kapoor (1974).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Gurdial Singh ranks 111. Before him are Ismat Chughtai (1915), Fareed Zakaria (1964), Saroo Brierley (1981), Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1872), Nalini Bala Devi (1898), and Javed Akhtar (1945). After him are Buddhadeb Dasgupta (1944), Ali Sardar Jafri (1913), Sarojini Sahoo (1956), Shrilal Shukla (1925), Ruskin Bond (1934), and Mah Laqa Bai (1768).

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