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Bhavabhuti

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Bhavabhūti (Devanagari: भवभूति) was an 8th-century scholar of India noted for his plays and poetry, written in Sanskrit. His plays are considered the equal of the works of Kalidasa. He is known as "Poet of Karun Rasa" for his work named as Uttararamacarita. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bhavabhuti has received more than 298,054 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Bhavabhuti is the 2,678th most popular writer (down from 2,357th in 2019), the 345th most popular biography from India (down from 278th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Indian Writer.

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  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.66

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  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bhavabhuti ranks 2,678 out of 7,302. Before him are Maria Skobtsova, Commodian, Heimito von Doderer, Uhwudong, Mihály Vörösmarty, and Edith Pargeter. After him are Herbert Read, Krishna Sobti, Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Petar Hektorović, Harlan Ellison, and Labīd.

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In India

Among people born in India, Bhavabhuti ranks 345 out of 1,861. Before him are Lalu Prasad Yadav (1948), Wilfred Bion (1897), Jim Corbett (1875), Sanjay Gandhi (1946), Pulakeshin II (610), and Guru Hargobind (1595). After him are Dadasaheb Phalke (1870), Lindsay Anderson (1923), Kajol (1974), Vijay (1974), Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905), and Faisal bin Turki, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1864).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Bhavabhuti ranks 50. Before him are Shakuntala Devi (1929), Rahul Sankrityayan (1893), Jaggi Vasudev (1957), M. Karunanidhi (1924), T. H. White (1906), and Jim Corbett (1875). After him are Zeb-un-Nissa (1638), U. R. Ananthamurthy (1932), Ram Prasad Bismil (1897), Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911), K. Shivaram Karanth (1902), and Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886).

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