WRITER
Tapan Kumar Pradhan
1972 - Today

Tapan Kumar Pradhan
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 different languages on Wikipedia. Tapan Kumar Pradhan is the 7,166th most popular writer (up from 7,257th in 2019), the 1,418th most popular biography from India (up from 1,548th in 2019) and the 151st most popular Indian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Tapan Kumar Pradhan ranks 7,166 out of 7,302. Before him are Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Roach, Mike Reiss, Sophie Dahl, Judith Wright, and Edward Kitsis. After him are Adam Johnson, Will Self, Nadia Ghulam, Katharine Gun, Scott Lynch, and Ottessa Moshfegh.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsElizabeth Edwards
1949 - 2010
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 7,160
Mary Roach
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 7,161
Mike Reiss
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 7,162
Sophie Dahl
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 7,163
Judith Wright
1915 - 2000
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 7,164
Edward Kitsis
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 7,165
Tapan Kumar Pradhan
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 7,166
Adam Johnson
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 7,167
Will Self
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 7,168
Nadia Ghulam
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 7,169
Katharine Gun
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 7,170
Scott Lynch
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 7,171
Ottessa Moshfegh
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 7,172
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Tapan Kumar Pradhan ranks 1,013. Before him are Denílson Antônio Paludo, Masahiro Shimmyo, Todd Lowe, Boris Mironov, Shane Kelly, and Nobuharu Asahara. After him are Tamara Gee, Ian Goodison, Zhuang Yong, Aurelia Dobre, Crystal Allen, and Manabu Horii.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsDenílson Antônio Paludo
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.52
Rank: 1,007
Masahiro Shimmyo
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 1,008
Todd Lowe
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 1,009
Boris Mironov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 1,010
Shane Kelly
CYCLIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 1,011
Nobuharu Asahara
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 1,012
Tapan Kumar Pradhan
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 1,013
Tamara Gee
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 1,014
Ian Goodison
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 1,015
Zhuang Yong
SWIMMER
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 1,016
Aurelia Dobre
GYMNAST
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 1,017
Crystal Allen
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 1,018
Manabu Horii
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 1,019
In India
Among people born in India, Tapan Kumar Pradhan ranks 1,418 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), Vani Bhojan (1988), Aishwarya Rajesh (1990), Mohnish Bahl (1961), and Geeta Kapur (1973).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsAditya Pancholi
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 1,412
Dhanush
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 1,413
Namitha
MODEL
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.55
Rank: 1,414
Harjit Sajjan
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 1,415
Anil Kumble
CRICKETER
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 1,416
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 1,417
Tapan Kumar Pradhan
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 1,418
Varun Dhawan
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.41
Rank: 1,419
Neeraj Chopra
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 1,420
Vani Bhojan
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.35
Rank: 1,421
Aishwarya Rajesh
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 1,422
Mohnish Bahl
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 1,423
Geeta Kapur
DANCER
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 1,424
Among WRITERS In India
Among writers born in India, Tapan Kumar Pradhan ranks 151. Before him are Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (1956), Ramachandra Guha (1958), Sushmita Banerjee (1964), Meena Alexander (1951), Dinesh D'Souza (1961), and Nirupama Rao (1950). After him are Chetan Bhagat (1974), Sharmila Rege (1964), Anupama Chopra (1967), Meena Kandasamy (1984), and Sona Mohapatra (1976).
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 145
Ramachandra Guha
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 146
Sushmita Banerjee
1964 - 2013
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 147
Meena Alexander
1951 - 2018
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 148
Dinesh D'Souza
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 149
Nirupama Rao
1950 - Present
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 150
Tapan Kumar Pradhan
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 151
Chetan Bhagat
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 152
Sharmila Rege
1964 - 2013
HPI: 39.38
Rank: 153
Anupama Chopra
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.90
Rank: 154
Meena Kandasamy
1984 - Present
HPI: 31.02
Rank: 155
Sona Mohapatra
1976 - Present
HPI: 29.96
Rank: 156