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An Urdu novelist. Her novel Dastak Na Do (The One Who Did Not Ask) has enjoyed a lot of success and

An Urdu novelist. Her novel Dastak Na Do (The One Who Did Not Ask) has enjoyed a lot of success and is widely regarded as one of the defining works in the Urdu language. An adaptation was presented on Pakistan television and an abridged translation was serialised by the prestigious Karachi monthly, Herald.

Was an eminent journalist of the Indian subcontinent. He was born on January 26, 1900 in Bangladesh.

Was an eminent journalist of the Indian subcontinent. He was born on January 26, 1900 in Bangladesh. He received his early education in Calcutta and then attended Dhaka University where he graduated with an M.A. (English).Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah appointed Altaf Husain the Editor of Dawn and in this capacity he played a critically important part in the Pakistan movement which lead to the creation of a separate homeland for the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent.

Is a Brazilian musician, composer and western concert flautist.

Is a Brazilian musician, composer and western concert flautist.

Nobel Peace Prize in 1982. Myrdal was a Swedish diplomat, politician and writer. She married Gunnar

Nobel Peace Prize in 1982. Myrdal was a Swedish diplomat, politician and writer. She married Gunnar Myrdal in 1924.

Is an American composer of experimental music and sound installations that explore acoustic phenomen

Is an American composer of experimental music and sound installations that explore acoustic phenomena and auditory perception. Lucier was a member of the influential Sonic Arts Union, which included Robert Ashley, David Behrman, and Gordon Mumma. Much of his work is influenced by science and explores the physical properties of sound itself: resonance of spaces, phase interference between closely-tuned pitches, and the transmission of sound through physical media.

Was named 2005 Young Artist of the Year (Literature) by the National Arts Council Singapore. He hold

Was named 2005 Young Artist of the Year (Literature) by the National Arts Council Singapore. He holds First Class Honours in Literature from the University of York and an Honorary Fellowship in Writing from the University of Iowa's International Writing Program (2002).

Is a composer from the United State

Is a composer from the United State

Was a Cuban composer and violinist. Roldán was born in Paris to a Cuban mulatta and a Spanish fathe

Was a Cuban composer and violinist. Roldán was born in Paris to a Cuban mulatta and a Spanish father. It was his mother, the pianist Albertina Gardes, who initiated her children to music (his sister María Teresa was a mezzo-soprano and his brother Alberto a cellist).

Was a Philippine academic, journalist, and writer.Yuzon graduated from Pampanga High School San Fern

Was a Philippine academic, journalist, and writer.Yuzon graduated from Pampanga High School San Fernando in 1925. He obtained a Master of Arts, Master of Science in Business Administration, Ll. M, and Litt. D. He was a member of the Philippine Bar Examination and professor at the Far Eastern University and at Quezon College in Manila. Among his edited journals are "Ing Catuliran" and "La Libertad".

Was a Filipino writer and labor leader who was known for his criticism of social injustices in the P

Was a Filipino writer and labor leader who was known for his criticism of social injustices in the Philippines and was later imprisoned for his involvement in the communist movement. He was the central figure in a landmark legal case that took 13 years to settle.

Was a German poet and composer. She was born in Arolsen to Count Philipp Theodor von Waldeck and the

Was a German poet and composer. She was born in Arolsen to Count Philipp Theodor von Waldeck and the Countess of Nassau. In 1664 she married Count Georg Ludwig von Erbach. She published a number of Pietist poems and songs in Hildburghausen in 1692. They were meant for private household devotion. There were 67 poems, some of which had simple melodies and a figured bass.[1]

Is an Israeli author, educator, and recipient of the Israel Prize for literature (2000).Amalia was b

Is an Israeli author, educator, and recipient of the Israel Prize for literature (2000).Amalia was born at Kibbutz Ein Harod. Her father, Haim Kahana, was one of the founders of the kibbutz. She moved to Tel Aviv, where she studied at the Herzliya secondary school. During the Israeli War of Independence she served in the Negev Brigade of Palmach as a signals operator and wrote the famous telegram for the capture of Eilat.

Was an Argentine composer, policy maker and politician.Amancio Jacinto Alcorta was born in Santiago

Was an Argentine composer, policy maker and politician.Amancio Jacinto Alcorta was born in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, in 1805. His father, a prosperous merchant from Vizcaya, Spain, was the colonial city's Postmaster, at the time. He was sent in 1817 to a school operated by the Franciscan Order and, in 1820, to the College of Montserrat, where he was taught music by flutist José María Cambeses. He began composing in 1822 and in 1825, attended a local performance of Gioachino Rossini's The Barber of Seville (its first in Argentina).[1]

Is a French-American writer best known for her humorous, inventive, and controversial novels. Her fi

Is a French-American writer best known for her humorous, inventive, and controversial novels. Her fiction has been translated into 13 languages and has received critical acclaim in the U.S. and around the world.

Is an American actress and country music singer. She is best known for her role as Reverend Lucy Cam

Is an American actress and country music singer. She is best known for her role as Reverend Lucy Camden-Kinkirk on the television series 7th Heaven.Beverley began her acting career at the tender age of 4, after being discovered by a talent agent while throwing a temper tantrum at a shopping mall. She appeared in many commercials, most notably in an Oscar Meyer's hotdog commercial. She befriended fellow child actress Judith Barsi during this time, and both often competed for the same parts.

A contemporary Australian poet and sound/performance artist.Amanda Stewart began writing and perform

A contemporary Australian poet and sound/performance artist.Amanda Stewart began writing and performing poetry in the 70s and has since produce a wide array of sound, video and multimedia work. In the 1980s she worked for ABC radio as a producer. In 1989 she co-founded the performance ensemble Machine for Making Sense [1] with Chris Mann and others with which she still performs and in 1995 started the trio Allos. She has toured in Europe, the United States and Japan. She co-wrote and directed the 1990 film Eclipse of the Man-Made Sun about of nuclear weapons in popular culture. Her opera The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, written with the composer Colin Bright, was performed as part of the Sydney Festival on Sydney Harbour in 1997. It has since been produced for radio by the ABC. Her collected works book and CD entitled I/T won the 1999 Anne Elder Award for poetry.

Best known by her pseudonym George Sand (French pronunciation: [???? s?~d]), was a French novelist.

Best known by her pseudonym George Sand (French pronunciation: [???? s?~d]), was a French novelist. She is considered by some a feminist although she refused to join this movement. She is regarded as the first French female novelist to gain a major reputa

Was born in San Jose, San Fernando, Pampanga to Florentino Singian Dayrit and Juana Gatchalian Galan

Was born in San Jose, San Fernando, Pampanga to Florentino Singian Dayrit and Juana Gatchalian Galang. A prolific writer and columnist, he was author of the renowned "Tribune" column "Good Morning Judge." During the Japanese Occupation, he contributed to the underground "Free Philippines." He contracted tuberculosis in his pursuit of freedom and was under house arrest in Manila. He was later allowed to return to San Fernando where he died shortly after.[1]

A noted writer of Hindi literature. His novel Inhin Hathiyaron Se earned him the Sahitya Akademi Awa

A noted writer of Hindi literature. His novel Inhin Hathiyaron Se earned him the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2007.[1] Octogenarian Amar Kant is fighting against penury.[1] And his only weapon is his pen.

Was a prominent Kashmiri lawyer and author. His most important books are Hamara Vrittanta and the Ga

Was a prominent Kashmiri lawyer and author. His most important books are Hamara Vrittanta and the Gayatri, both written in Hindi. He was the older brother of Kashmiri archaeologist and politician Ram Chandra Kak.Hamara Vrittanta contains information on the social and religious life of Kashmiri Pandits in the first half of the 20th century. It also presents the drama of the war between India and Pakistan.

Was a Sanskrit grammarian and poet, of whose personal history hardly anything is known.Amara seems t

Was a Sanskrit grammarian and poet, of whose personal history hardly anything is known.Amara seems to have been a Buddhist; and an early tradition asserts that his works, with one exception, were destroyed during the persecution carried on by the orthodox

Was a prominent disciple and biographer of Sri Aurobindo.A nationalist activist as a young man, in 1

Was a prominent disciple and biographer of Sri Aurobindo.A nationalist activist as a young man, in 1923 he joined Sri Aurobindo Ashram on being convinced by Sri Aurobindo that he need not worry about the freedom of India as it was sure to come in time. He was a personal attendant to Sri Aurobindo from 1938 to 1950.[1]

Was a prominent writer, researcher and translator in Kannada language. Prof Krishnashastry is even m

Was a prominent writer, researcher and translator in Kannada language. Prof Krishnashastry is even more popular today after four decades of his death and has become a household name through his masterpiece Vachana Bharata, recital of Mahabharata in Kannada language.Prof. Krishnashastry was a master in many Indian languages including Sanskrit, Kannada, Bengali, Pali, Hindi besides English and German which helped him to work in all these languages and translate some of the great works from those languages to Kannada

A Hindi author and poet. Ambarish Srivastava specializes in creation related to public welfare. He i

A Hindi author and poet. Ambarish Srivastava specializes in creation related to public welfare. He is an architectural engineer and currently President of Indian Institute of Building Designers Association.'Ma', 'Jay Jawan', 'Swamee Vivekanand Ke Sadvachan', 'Nirman Shramik', 'Hindi Mahima', 'Bhasha Satsang', 'Bachpan ke Din', 'Chidiyaghar', 'Kavita', ‘Prabhu ka Awas’, ‘Barh ka kahar’, ‘Dil Ki chahat’,'maut Ka Kuan', 'Sapno ka Ghar', 'Ma Saraswati Vandna', 'Jay Jay Ram', 'Sargamee Pyas ko apnee Bana loo to chaloo', 'Holi Ke Rang', 'Dil Ki Chahat', Gau-Mata & 'Prabhu Parashuram Kee Mahima' etc.

Was a Norman poet and chronicler of the Third Crusade, author of a work called L'Estoire de la guerr

Was a Norman poet and chronicler of the Third Crusade, author of a work called L'Estoire de la guerre sainte, which describes in rhyming French verse the adventures of Richard Coeur de Lion as a crusader. The poem is known to us only through one Vatican m