Bhisham Sahni
Indian writer, playwright and actor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bhisham Sahni (8 August 1915 – 11 July 2003) was an Indian writer, playwright in Hindi and an actor, most famous for his novel and television screenplay Tamas ("Darkness, Ignorance"), a powerful and passionate account of the Partition of India. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan for literature in 1998,[1] and Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 2002. He was the younger brother of the noted Hindi film actor, Balraj Sahni.
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Born | (1915-08-08)8 August 1915 Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India |
Died | 11 July 2003(2003-07-11) (aged 87) Delhi, India |
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Nationality | Indian |
Period | 1955–2003 |
Political party | Communist Party of India |
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