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Idries Shah

1924 - 1996

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Idries Shah (; Hindi: इदरीस शाह, Urdu: ادریس شاه; 16 June 1924 – 23 November 1996), also known as Idris Shah, Indries Shah, né Sayed Idries el-Hashimi (Arabic: سيد إدريس هاشمي) and by the pen name Arkon Daraul, was an Afghan author, thinker and teacher in the Sufi tradition. Shah wrote over three dozen books on topics ranging from psychology and spirituality to travelogues and culture studies. Born in British India, the descendant of a family of Afghan nobles on his father's side and a Scottish mother, Shah grew up mainly in England. His early writings centred on magic and witchcraft. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Idries Shah is the 2,841st most popular writer (up from 3,290th in 2019), the 385th most popular biography from India (up from 414th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Idries Shah ranks 2,841 out of 7,302Before him are Guiraut Riquier, John Evelyn, Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, Lucia Berlin, Carlo Emilio Gadda, and Harold Robbins. After him are Charles Berlitz, Adrienne Rich, Ricarda Huch, Kader Abdolah, Uladzimir Karatkievich, and Roy Medvedev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Idries Shah ranks 193Before him are Guillermo Rodríguez, Aloísio Lorscheider, Ken Tyrrell, Olivier Gendebien, Alain Bombard, and Abderrahmane Youssoufi. After him are Edward Cassidy, Josef Škvorecký, Johannes Mario Simmel, Alexandre José Maria dos Santos, George Mikan, and Nek Chand. Among people deceased in 1996, Idries Shah ranks 119Before him are Karl Rappan, Pierre Grimal, Don Simpson, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Hernán Siles Zuazo, and José Donoso. After him are Jo Van Fleet, Edison Denisov, Tamara Toumanova, Tito Okello, Jerry Siegel, and Hussein Kamel al-Majid.

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In India

Among people born in India, Idries Shah ranks 385 out of 1,861Before him are Shakuntala Devi (1929), Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918), Madan Mohan Malaviya (1861), Guru Hargobind (1595), Ibn Warraq (1946), and Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1930). After him are Rash Behari Bose (1886), Salim Ali (1896), Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1908), Mahbub ul Haq (1934), Rishi Kapoor (1952), and Jayant Narlikar (1938).

Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Idries Shah ranks 44Before him are Kuvempu (1904), Dnyaneshwar (1275), Mir Taqi Mir (1723), Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907), Shakuntala Devi (1929), and Ibn Warraq (1946). After him are Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1908), T. H. White (1906), Subramania Bharati (1882), Abdul-Qādir Bedil (1642), Hansa Jivraj Mehta (1897), and M. Karunanidhi (1924).