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Harivansh Rai Bachchan

1907 - 2003

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Harivansh Rai Bachchan (né Srivastava; 27 November 1907 – 18 January 2003) was an Indian poet and writer of the Nayi Kavita literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature. He was also a poet of the Hindi Kavi Sammelan. He is best known for his early work Madhushala. He was the father of Amitabh Bachchan, and grandfather of Shweta Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harivansh Rai Bachchan is the 2,657th most popular writer (down from 1,673rd in 2019), the 364th most popular biography from India (down from 215th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Indian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Harivansh Rai Bachchan ranks 2,657 out of 7,302. Before him are S. S. Van Dine, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, Terry Brooks, Ōtomo no Yakamochi, Konstantin Mihailović, and Jerzy Andrzejewski. After him are Stanko Vraz, Vydūnas, Betti Alver, John Millington Synge, Praxilla, and Raul Hilberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Harivansh Rai Bachchan ranks 144. Before him are Bo Gu, Max Pauly, Yves Allégret, Rudolf Peierls, Ethel Smith, and Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni. After him are Sergei Kruglov, Violette Leduc, Parvin E'tesami, Varian Fry, Anthony Blunt, and Viktoria Brezhneva. Among people deceased in 2003, Harivansh Rai Bachchan ranks 124. Before him are Johanna Budwig, Rachel Kempson, Jaba Ioseliani, Anita Mui, Rubén González, and Paul Janssen. After him are Mongo Santamaría, Mario Merz, Bigode, Hans Hermann Groër, Neil Postman, and Julinho.

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In India

Among people born in India, Harivansh Rai Bachchan ranks 364 out of 1,861. Before him are Shahid Kapoor (1981), Rattanbai Jinnah (1900), Anandi Gopal Joshi (1865), Mir Taqi Mir (1723), Pinarayi Vijayan (1945), and Rishabhanatha (null). After him are Kenneth Anderson (1891), Harilal Gandhi (1888), Joseph Vaz (1651), Prakash Raj (1965), Rajnath Singh (1951), and Nagarjuna (1959).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Harivansh Rai Bachchan ranks 41. Before him are Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876), Andal (800), Sankardev (1449), Kuvempu (1904), Dnyaneshwar (1275), and Mir Taqi Mir (1723). After him are Shakuntala Devi (1929), Ibn Warraq (1946), Idries Shah (1924), Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1908), T. H. White (1906), and Subramania Bharati (1882).

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