Key facts
- Born
- 8 August 1915, Rawalpindi
- Died
- 11 July 2003, Delhi
- State of birth
- Rawalpindi
- Sector
- Literature & writing
- Profession
- Indian writer, playwright, and actor (1915-2003)
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Bhisham Sahni was an Indian writer, playwright in Hindi and an actor, most famous for his novel Tamas ("Darkness"/'Ignorance") and the television screenplay adaptation of the same name, a powerful and passionate account of the partition of India. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan for literature in 1998, and Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 2002. He was the younger brother of the noted Hindi film actor, Balraj Sahni.
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Timeline
- 1915Born in Rawalpindi
- 1969Awarded the Padma Shri
- 1975Awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi
- 1981Awarded the Lotus Prize for Literature
- 1998Awarded the Padma Bhushan
- 2003Dies in Delhi
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5