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Tapan Kumar Pradhan

1972 - Today

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Tapan Kumar Pradhan (born 22 October 1972) is an Indian poet, writer and translator from Odisha. He is best known for his poem collection "Kalahandi" which was awarded second place in Sahitya Akademi's Golden Jubilee Indian Literature Translation Prize for Poetry in 2007. His other works include "Equation", "I, She and the Sea", "Wind in the Afternoon" and "Dance of Shiva". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Tapan Kumar Pradhan is the 7,322nd most popular writer (down from 7,258th in 2024), the 1,437th most popular biography from India (up from 1,548th in 2019) and the 153rd most popular Indian Writer.

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Among writers, Tapan Kumar Pradhan ranks 7,322 out of 7,302. Before him are Lukas Bärfuss, Sophie Dahl, Judith Wright, Edward Kitsis, Kij Johnson, and Sherrilyn Kenyon. After him are Adam Johnson, Ruth Ware, Jon Spaihts, Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, Will Self, and Samantha Harvey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Tapan Kumar Pradhan ranks 1,174. Before him are Boris Mironov, Brooke Rollins, Shane Kelly, Nicole Ramalalanirina, Nobuharu Asahara, and Danny Stam. After him are Tamara Gee, Ian Goodison, Hwang Ok-sil, Zhuang Yong, Aurelia Dobre, and Crystal Allen.

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In India

Among people born in India, Tapan Kumar Pradhan ranks 1,437 out of 1,861. Before him are Aditya Pancholi (1965), Dhanush (1983), Namitha (1981), Harjit Sajjan (1970), Anil Kumble (1970), and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (1970). After him are Varun Dhawan (1987), Neeraj Chopra (1997), Sarabjit Singh (1963), Vani Bhojan (1988), Aishwarya Rajesh (1990), and Rita Chowdhury (1960).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Tapan Kumar Pradhan ranks 153. Before him are K. R. Meera (1970), Ramachandra Guha (1958), Sushmita Banerjee (1964), Meena Alexander (1951), Dinesh D'Souza (1961), and Nirupama Rao (1950). After him are Rita Chowdhury (1960), Chetan Bhagat (1974), Sharmila Rege (1964), Anuradha Roy (1967), Tarun Tejpal (1963), and Anupama Chopra (1967).

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