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Edinburgh-based novelist and academic. He was born in 1977 in Kolkata, and grew up there and in Mum

Edinburgh-based novelist and academic. He was born in 1977 in Kolkata, and grew up there and in Mumbai. He attended the Lester B. Pearson United World College in Victoria, B.C., Canada, the University of Hull where he was awarded the Philip Larkin Prize, and the University of Edinburgh where he completed his doctoral studies in African and Indian Literature. Chakraborti is the great grandson of the Bengali writer Hemendrakumar Roy.

Was a Bengali writer, chemist and lexicographer. He was chiefly known for his comic and satirical sh

Was a Bengali writer, chemist and lexicographer. He was chiefly known for his comic and satirical short stories, and is considered the greatest Bangla humorist of the twentieth century. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1956.Basu began his writing career in the 1920s. He adopted the pen name of Parashuram while writing humorous pieces for a monthly magazine. The name was not, apparently, an homage to the Parashurama of mythology. In fact, Basu simply borrowed the surname of someone at hand, the family goldsmith, Tarachand Parashuram. His first book of stories, Gaddalika, was published in 1924 and drew praise from such personalities as Rabindranath Tagore.

Was an Austrian composer of Czech[1] origin (when Benatzky was born Czechia was part of the Austrian

Was an Austrian composer of Czech[1] origin (when Benatzky was born Czechia was part of the Austrian empire, Benatzky mostly worked in Vienna). He composed operas and operettas, such as Casanova (1928), Die drei Musketiere (1929), Im weißen Rössl (1930), and Meine Schwester und ich (1930). He died in Zürich, Switzerland.

Is a composer and arranger of both secular pop music and contemporary Christian music, being regarde

Is a composer and arranger of both secular pop music and contemporary Christian music, being regarded as one of the pioneers of the latter genre. Married to Marvella and father to composer and artist Carol Parks.His big break came at the end of the 1950s, when his work came to the attention of Capitol Records, who asked him to provide the arrangements for an album of mainly sacred Christmas songs by one of the label's biggest stars, Nat King Cole. The result, The Magic of Christmas, was released for the 1960 festive season, by which time Capitol had already set Carmichael to work with Cole on more secular albums.

Was an English author who wrote over 30 novels, as well as children's and travel books.He was born i

Was an English author who wrote over 30 novels, as well as children's and travel books.He was born in Horsham, Sussex and educated at Cranbrook School in Kent. He left in 1931 to work as a journalist, initially with the Financial Times (at the time called the Financial News). The Doppelganger, his first novel, was published in 1937. In WWII he served in the Royal Artillery, eventually rising to the rank of Major. During the war, a number of his books were published, including Wreckers Must Breathe (1940), The Trojan Horse (1941) and Attack Alarm (1941); the last of which was based on his experiences as an Anti-Aircraft Gunner during the Battle of Britain. After being demobbed in 1946, he worked full-time as a writer, achieving a number of early successes. His novels are notable for a fine attention to accurate detail in descriptions of places, such as in Air Bridge (1951), set partially at RAF Gatow, RAF Membury after its closure and RAF Wunstorf during the Berlin Airlift.

Was an English poet, printer, and artist. Heavily influenced by Whitman, Blake, and the Romantics, h

Was an English poet, printer, and artist. Heavily influenced by Whitman, Blake, and the Romantics, his work was the creation of a highly intricate personal mythology, one that was anti-materialist and sexually revolutionary.

English lecturer, writer, and Member of Parliament for the Labour Party.

English lecturer, writer, and Member of Parliament for the Labour Party.

Was an English composer of symphonies, chamber music, opera, choral music, and film scores. He was a

Was an English composer of symphonies, chamber music, opera, choral music, and film scores. He was also a collector of English folk music and song.

Was a scholar and writer. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, named by his father after Ralph Wa

Was a scholar and writer. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, named by his father after Ralph Waldo Emerson

Was an American essayist, philosopher, poet, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement in the ear

Was an American essayist, philosopher, poet, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement in the early 19th century. His teachings directly influenced the growing New Thought movement of the mid 1800s.

A Sanskrit poet and scholar. He was, "born in 1927 at Shivapur in Saran district of Bihar. He receiv

A Sanskrit poet and scholar. He was, "born in 1927 at Shivapur in Saran district of Bihar. He received an M.A. in Sanskrit and Hindi from Patna University as well as Sahityacharya, Vyakarana Shastri and Vedanta Shastri degrees. He earned a Ph.D. in Sanskrit from the University of California." The site also states that, "Dr. Sharma writes in both Sanskrit and English. His literary works include the poetry collections Sandhya, Patheyasatakam and Vina, and the novels, Rayisah and Sima. Elements of poetry in the Mahabharata is considered his most significant work as a critic of Sanskrit literature. Apart from his literary works he also translated and edited books on Indian medicine, epics, and Puranas. He also contributed research papers in various seminars, journals and books in the field of Indology. Dr. Sharma is well-known not only in India but also in other countries for his contributions towards Sanskrit literature. The Library of Congress has twenty-one works by Dr. Sharma."

Was a Kashmiri veterinarian whose autobiography Autumn Leaves is one of the most vivid portraits of

Was a Kashmiri veterinarian whose autobiography Autumn Leaves is one of the most vivid portraits of life in 20th century Kashmir and has become a sort of a classic. The book was termed enthralling reading by the English writer Taya Zinkin.The historian Ravinder Kumar said of the book: "The spirit of the Kashmiri people and their extraordinary ability to refashion lives of dignity and creativity for themselves comes across even more powerfully than the tragedy which has overtaken this beautiful valley in Shri Kak's account of his life and times."

Emeritus Professor, Department of History, Patna University specializing on Indian antiquity.[1][2]H

Emeritus Professor, Department of History, Patna University specializing on Indian antiquity.[1][2]He has taught at Delhi (1973-85) and Toronto Universities and besides was a senior fellow at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London; University Grants Commission National Fellow (1958-81) and President of Indian History Congress in 1975 . It was during the tenure of Professor R.S. Sharma as the Delhi University Dean of History Department in the 1970s that major expansion of the Department took place.[3] The creation of most of the positions in the Department owes to Professor Sharma's efforts.[3] He was the first (founding) Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR). R.S. Sharma has been a historian of international repute even before the Indian Council of Historical Research was set up.[4]

Was a nineteenth-century Indo-Anglian poet who alternately criticized and praised the government in

Was a nineteenth-century Indo-Anglian poet who alternately criticized and praised the government in his poems and newspaper articles. He began his literary career in the 1860's but pursued steady writing only after his retirement from a government post in

Was an independent Hindu thinker and prolific author. His works took a critical stance against Chris

Was an independent Hindu thinker and prolific author. His works took a critical stance against Christianity, Islam and Communism. His work influenced some Indian writers.Swarup worked for the DRS, where he wrote a book on the Communist party that was published under someone else's name.[2] In 1949 he started the Society for the Defence of Freedom in Asia.[2] The Society published books that were reviewed in the West, and criticized in the Communist newspapers Izvestia and Pravda.[2] [4] It closed in 1955.[2] His early book "Gandhism and Communism" from this time had some influence among American policy makers and Congress men.[2]

One of the most renowned modernist poets in the Oriya literature. Heavily influenced by the poets su

One of the most renowned modernist poets in the Oriya literature. Heavily influenced by the poets such as T. S. Eliot and Ezra Pound, Rath experimented greatly with form and style. The quest for the mystical, the riddles of life and death, the inner solitude of individual selves, and subservience to material needs and carnal desires are among this philosopher-poet's favorite themes. His poetry betrays a sense of pessimism along with counter-aesthetics, and he steadfastly refuses to put on the garb of a preacher of goodness and absolute beauty. His poetry is full of melancholy and laments the inevitability of death and the resultant feeling of futility. The poetic expressions found in his creations carry a distinct sign of symbolic annotations to spiritual and metaphysical contents of life. Often transcending beyond ordinary human capabilities, the poet reaches the higher territories of sharp intellectualism. The contents have varied from a modernist interpretation of ancient Sanskrit literature protagonist Radha in the poem "Sri Radha" to the ever-present and enthralling death-consciousness espoused in "Saptam Ritu" (The Seventh Season).

Was a Hindi writer. He was born in a Bhumihar Brahmin family, in a small village named Benipur in th

Was a Hindi writer. He was born in a Bhumihar Brahmin family, in a small village named Benipur in the Indian state of Bihar. He had spent eight years in prison for fighting for India's independence.[1] Rambriksh Benipuri hailed from Muzaffarpur in Bihar and took active part in the Indian freedom movement[2]. He was also a journalist of Hindi Literature and started several newspapers like Yuvak in 1929 and regularly contributed in various others to spread the idea of nationalism and freedom from British rule.[3

Was an Indian Hindi poet, essayist and academician[1][2], who is considered as one of the most impor

Was an Indian Hindi poet, essayist and academician[1][2], who is considered as one of the most important modern Hindi poets. Dinkar emerged as a rebellious poet with his nationalist poetry in pre-Independence days. His poetry exuded veer rasa, and he has been hailed as a Rashtrakavi ("National poet") evoking the spirit of nationalism on account of his inspiring patriotic composition.[3] As a mark of respect for him, his portrait was unveiled in the Central Hall of Parliament of India by the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh on his centenary year, 2008.[4][5]

An India playwright, director, actor and translator. He was the uncrowned king of Delhi Theatre in t

An India playwright, director, actor and translator. He was the uncrowned king of Delhi Theatre in the 1950s and 1960s.He was the only son of Pyare Lal, an employee of the Jammu and Kashmir Government, and Durga Devi, a pious housewife.Mehta had his early education in Srinagar and Jammu. He did his graduation from Dayal Singh College, Lahore after his father’s death. As per the interview held with him by Anil Goel(1), Ramesh Mehta’s interest in theatre started during his college days in Lahore, where he used to see the Coronthian Theatre’s Parsi plays regularly. He moved to Delhi in 1942 in search of a job after his graduation.

Is an Iranian intellectual and academic who is currently based in Canada.Jahanbegloo's intellectual

Is an Iranian intellectual and academic who is currently based in Canada.Jahanbegloo's intellectual activity focuses on fostering constructive dialogue between divergent cultures. He has written numerous books and articles in Persian, English and French on the subject of Western philosophy and modernity.

Is a Malaysian novelist.

Is a Malaysian novelist.

Is a world traveler and a Dutch author.In the beginning of 2001 he started the website www.letmestay

Is a world traveler and a Dutch author.In the beginning of 2001 he started the website www.letmestayforaday.com. By using the internet for requesting a place to stay and help with food and drinks, he received 3,577 invitations from 77 countries. In exchange for the given hospitality he wrote an extensive daily report on his website before hitchhiking to his following location. The travels took Stoppelenburg through the Netherlands, Belgium, France, England, Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland,

Was a famous Bulgarian author of children's books. Three years before his death, in 1955, he transla

Was a famous Bulgarian author of children's books. Three years before his death, in 1955, he translated Astrid Lindgren's children's book "Karlsson-on-the-Roof" into Bulgarian.

Was a United States poet, novelist, critic, children's author and essayist.Jarrell was a native of N

Was a United States poet, novelist, critic, children's author and essayist.Jarrell was a native of Nashville, Tennessee and graduated from Vanderbilt University. At Vanderbilt, he was acquainted with poets of the Fugitives group. Jarrell followed critic J

Is an American author of fiction and nonfiction. Raised in a rural community in North Carolina, Kena

Is an American author of fiction and nonfiction. Raised in a rural community in North Carolina, Kenan has focused his fiction on what it means to be black and gay in the southern United State