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Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi

1887 - 1971

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Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi (pronounced [kə.nəi.ya.lal ma.ɳek.lal mun.ʃi]; 30 December 1887 – 8 February 1971), popularly known by his pen name Ghanshyam Vyas, was an Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer from Gujarat state. A lawyer by profession, he later turned to author and politician. He is a well-known name in Gujarati literature. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi has received more than 668,297 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi is the 3,959th most popular writer (down from 3,819th in 2019), the 493rd most popular biography from India (down from 441st in 2019) and the 77th most popular Indian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 670k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Jaya Somanātha
Fiction, History, Sultans
1940
Bhagavāna Paraśurāma
Paraśurāma (Hindu deity), Fiction
On Paraśurāma, Hindu deity.
1947
Indian temple sculpture
Sculpture, India, Temples
1959
Dhruvasvāminīdevī
1929
Svapna drashṭā
Fiction, History
1900
Rājādhirāja
Fiction
This novel is about Maharaja Jaisinh Dev of Gujarat and the social life in Vikram Samvat 1169.
1951

Page views of Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshis by language

Over the past year Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi has had the most page views in the with 88,780 views, followed by Gujarati (20,274), and Hindi (15,475). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Newar (209.43%), Arabic (108.61%), and Egyptian Arabic (42.86%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi ranks 3,959 out of 7,302. Before him are Philippa Gregory, Susanna Kaysen, Bahram Beyzai, Pauline Kael, Nevil Shute, and Mongo Beti. After him are Irawati Karve, Simo Matavulj, Joan Alcover, Virginie Despentes, Adam Naruszewicz, and Gustaw Herling-Grudziński.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi ranks 179. Before him are Rupert Brooke, Louise Arner Boyd, Marianne Moore, Sylvia Beach, Leevi Madetoja, and Pierre Jean Jouve. After him are Albert Gutterson, Konstantin Kalinin, Yuri Shaporin, Amadeo García, Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics, and Lajos Kassák. Among people deceased in 1971, Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi ranks 131. Before him are William Tubman, William F. Albright, David Sarnoff, Chester Conklin, Rockwell Kent, and Paruyr Sevak. After him are Richard Montague, Jean-Pierre Monseré, Bengt Ekerot, Shunryū Suzuki, Jo Cals, and Simon Vestdijk.

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In India

Among people born in India, Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi ranks 493 out of 1,861. Before him are Om Puri (1950), Arundhati Roy (1961), Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1805), Abdul Sattar Edhi (1928), Nutan (1936), and Kumaragupta I (400). After him are Balaji Baji Rao (1720), Irrfan Khan (1967), Kumar Pallana (1918), Waheeda Rehman (1938), Keshub Chandra Sen (1838), and Sunny Deol (1956).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi ranks 77. Before him are Firaq Gorakhpuri (1896), Nagarjun (1911), Bhalchandra Nemade (1938), Faizi (1547), Mahadev Desai (1892), and Arundhati Roy (1961). After him are Saadat Hasan Manto (1912), Krishan Chander (1914), Nirmal Verma (1929), Balamani Amma (1909), Raghunath Murmu (1905), and Sarala Devi Chaudhurani (1872).

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