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Jayakanthan

1934 - 2015

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D. Jayakanthan (24 April 1934 – 8 April 2015), popularly known as JK, was an Indian writer, journalist, orator, filmmaker, critic and activist. Born in Cuddalore, he dropped out of school at the age of 9 and went to Madras, where he joined the Communist Party of India. In a career spanning six decades, he authored around 40 novels, 200 short stories, apart from two autobiographies. Outside literature, he made two films. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jayakanthan is the 5,349th most popular writer (down from 4,557th in 2019), the 722nd most popular biography from India (down from 572nd in 2019) and the 94th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jayakanthan ranks 5,349 out of 7,302. Before him are Alexander Vostokov, Kama Sywor Kamanda, John Kaminiates, Michael Frayn, Michael Herr, and Gunnel Vallquist. After him are Jacques Laurent, Günther Jauch, Park Yeon-mi, Elsa Joubert, Narcyza Żmichowska, and Jan de Hartog.

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Among people born in 1934, Jayakanthan ranks 411. Before him are Alan Bennett, Alan Baddeley, Ray Wilson, Herwig Wolfram, Miroslav Koranda, and Britt Strandberg. After him are Nikola Kovachev, Tullio Baraglia, Jacques Chessex, Pino Caruso, Buta Singh, and Phil Ramone. Among people deceased in 2015, Jayakanthan ranks 363. Before him are Kenji Goto, Kayahan, Richard Meade, Dominique Dropsy, Gamal El-Ghitani, and Gottfried Diener. After him are Bülent Ulusu, Mary Ellen Mark, Scott Weiland, Surya Bahadur Thapa, Saeed Jaffrey, and Grace Lee Whitney.

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In India

Among people born in India, Jayakanthan ranks 722 out of 1,861. Before him are Indra Nooyi (1955), K. P. A. C. Lalitha (1947), Bidhan Chandra Roy (1882), Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (1923), Bhagyashree (1969), and Suryakant Tripathi (1899). After him are Muthulakshmi Reddy (1886), Sanjay Dutt (1959), Homai Vyarawalla (1913), Jeetendra (1942), Randhir Kapoor (1947), and Anil Ambani (1959).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Jayakanthan ranks 94. Before him are Raghunath Murmu (1905), Yashpal (1903), Kedarnath Singh (1934), Hasrat Mohani (1875), Mahadev Desai (1892), and Suryakant Tripathi (1899). After him are Bano Qudsia (1928), K. Shivaram Karanth (1902), Altaf Hussain Hali (1837), Swarnakumari Devi (1855), Varsha Adalja (1940), and Muthuswami Dikshitar (1775).

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