Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. 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.

  2. May 6, 2024 · Bhisham Sahni was a Hindi writer, actor, teacher, translator, and polyglot who was especially known for his poignant and realistic work Tamas (1974; Darkness), depicting the aftermath of the 1947 partition of India. In 1986 filmmaker Govind Nihalani adapted the work into a made-for-television.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  3. Jul 31, 2003 · Sahni's was easily one of the most influential voices in contemporary Hindi fiction. He was also ranked among the most important Hindi playwrights. But these engagements,...

    • Kasturi Building, Anna Salai, 859-860, Mount Road, Chennai, 600002, Tamil Nadu
  4. 1 day ago · Summary of “The Train Has Reached Amritsar” (Amritsar AaGaya) by Bhisham Sahni. “The Train Has Reached Amritsar” is a short story by Bhisham Sahni set during the tumultuous period of the Partition of India in 1947. The story captures the journey of a group of refugees traveling by train from what is now Pakistan to Amritsar, a city in ...

  5. Aug 7, 2015 · Like his elder brother Balraj Sahni, Bhisham Sahni too was very closely associated with Indian People’s Theatre Association that played a historic role in creating a pan-Indian progressive ...

    • Kasturi Building, Anna Salai, 859-860, Mount Road, Chennai, 600002, Tamil Nadu
  6. Jan 11, 2016 · Bhisham Sahni, born on Aug 08, 1915 at Rawalpindi in present day Pakistan, is a distinguished Hindi fiction writer, playwright, translator, teacher and polyglot. His works reflect his unflinching commitment to India's pluralist ethos and secular foundations.

  7. Jan 20, 2020 · JALLIANWALA BAGH, ENGLISH, NATIONAL BOOK TRUST, INDIA, BHISHAM SAHNI Collection ArvindGupta; JaiGyan Language English