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Suryakant Tripathi

1899 - 1961

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Suryakant Tripathi (21 February 1899 – 15 October 1961) was an Indian poet, writer, composer, and sketch artist who wrote in Hindi. He is considered one of the four major pillars of the Chhayavad period in Hindi literature. He is renowned with the epithet Mahāprāṇ and his pen name Nirālā. He possessed a mastery of traditional poetic meters, with many of his compositions adhering to these forms. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Suryakant Tripathi is the 5,342nd most popular writer (down from 3,164th in 2019), the 721st most popular biography from India (down from 403rd in 2019) and the 93rd most popular Indian Writer.

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Among writers, Suryakant Tripathi ranks 5,342 out of 7,302. Before him are Takashi Tezuka, Carol J. Adams, Ernest Dowson, Ariel Durant, Alan Ayckbourn, and David Brown. After him are Alexander Vostokov, Kama Sywor Kamanda, John Kaminiates, Michael Frayn, Michael Herr, and Gunnel Vallquist.

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Among people born in 1899, Suryakant Tripathi ranks 257. Before him are Virgil Jacomini, Jack Beresford, Finn Ronne, Maurice Carême, Axel Bakunts, and Pat O'Brien. After him are Donald Johnston, Ladislav Vácha, Louis Guilloux, Panagiotis Pipinelis, Giorgi Leonidze, and Robin Hill. Among people deceased in 1961, Suryakant Tripathi ranks 165. Before him are Herman Glass, Eliseo Mouriño, Ferdinand Bie, Richard Gunn, Paul Deman, and Harry Ryan. After him are Anne Sewell Young, Albert Oldman, Ruth Chatterton, Francesco Severi, Frances Schroth, and Robert L. Eichelberger.

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In India

Among people born in India, Suryakant Tripathi ranks 721 out of 1,861. Before him are Abhishek Bachchan (1976), Indra Nooyi (1955), K. P. A. C. Lalitha (1947), Bidhan Chandra Roy (1882), Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (1923), and Bhagyashree (1969). After him are Jayakanthan (1934), Muthulakshmi Reddy (1886), Sanjay Dutt (1959), Homai Vyarawalla (1913), Jeetendra (1942), and Randhir Kapoor (1947).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Suryakant Tripathi ranks 93. Before him are Amitav Ghosh (1956), Raghunath Murmu (1905), Yashpal (1903), Kedarnath Singh (1934), Hasrat Mohani (1875), and Mahadev Desai (1892). After him are Jayakanthan (1934), Bano Qudsia (1928), K. Shivaram Karanth (1902), Altaf Hussain Hali (1837), Swarnakumari Devi (1855), and Varsha Adalja (1940).

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