WRITER

Sachchidananda Vatsyayan

1911 - 1987

Sachchidananda Vatsyayan

Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan (7 March 1911 – 4 April 1987), popularly known by his pen name Agyeya (also transliterated Ajneya, meaning 'the unknowable'), was an Indian writer, poet, novelist, literary critic, journalist, translator and revolutionary in Hindi language. He pioneered modern trends in Hindi poetry, as well as in fiction, criticism and journalism. He is regarded as the pioneer of the Prayogavaad (experimentalism) movement in modern Hindi literature. Son of a renowned archaeologist Hiranand Sastri, Agyeya was born in Kasia, a small town near Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sachchidananda Vatsyayan is the 2,871st most popular writer, the 366th most popular biography from India and the 54th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sachchidananda Vatsyayan ranks 2,871 out of 7,302. Before him are Anthony Horowitz, Gu Yanwu, Jonathan Franzen, Giacomo da Lentini, Jack Williamson, and Robert Penn Warren. After him are Lucia Berlin, Erich Fried, Lawrence Block, Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, Gideon Levy, and Michael Bond.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Anthony Horowitz
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 2,865
Gu Yanwu
1613 - 1682
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 2,866
Jonathan Franzen
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 2,867
Giacomo da Lentini
1210 - 1260
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 2,868
Jack Williamson
1908 - 2006
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 2,869
Robert Penn Warren
1905 - 1989
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 2,870
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan
1911 - 1987
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 2,871
Lucia Berlin
1936 - 2004
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 2,872
Erich Fried
1921 - 1988
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 2,873
Lawrence Block
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 2,874
Muazzez İlmiye Çığ
1914 - 2024
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 2,875
Gideon Levy
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 2,876
Michael Bond
1926 - 2017
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 2,877

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Sachchidananda Vatsyayan ranks 140. Before him are Mirzo Tursunzoda, Paul Carell, Hans Münch, Jiří Sobotka, Clara Rockmore, and Gabriel Almond. After him are Son Sann, Anatoly Rybakov, Marta Hillers, Hervé Bazin, E. F. Schumacher, and Rafael Arnaiz Barón. Among people deceased in 1987, Sachchidananda Vatsyayan ranks 108. Before him are Edgar P. Jacobs, Hermann Lang, Donn F. Eisele, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Bengt Strömgren, and Stanisław Szukalski. After him are Gustav Fröhlich, Adile Naşit, Norman McLaren, Cornelis Vreeswijk, Arkady Raikin, and Georges Franju.

Others Born in 1911

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Mirzo Tursunzoda
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1911 - 1977
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 134
Paul Carell
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1997
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 135
Hans Münch
PHYSICIAN
1911 - 2001
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 136
Jiří Sobotka
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1994
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 137
Clara Rockmore
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1998
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 138
Gabriel Almond
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2002
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 139
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan
WRITER
1911 - 1987
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 140
Son Sann
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2000
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 141
Anatoly Rybakov
WRITER
1911 - 1998
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 142
Marta Hillers
JOURNALIST
1911 - 2001
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 143
Hervé Bazin
WRITER
1911 - 1996
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 144
E. F. Schumacher
ECONOMIST
1911 - 1977
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 145
Rafael Arnaiz Barón
PAINTER
1911 - 1938
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 146

Others Deceased in 1987

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Edgar P. Jacobs
SINGER
1904 - 1987
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 102
Hermann Lang
RACING DRIVER
1909 - 1987
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 103
Donn F. Eisele
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1987
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 104
Carlos Drummond de Andrade
WRITER
1902 - 1987
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 105
Bengt Strömgren
ASTRONOMER
1908 - 1987
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 106
Stanisław Szukalski
PAINTER
1893 - 1987
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 107
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan
WRITER
1911 - 1987
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 108
Gustav Fröhlich
ACTOR
1902 - 1987
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 109
Adile Naşit
ACTOR
1930 - 1987
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 110
Norman McLaren
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 1987
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 111
Cornelis Vreeswijk
WRITER
1937 - 1987
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 112
Arkady Raikin
ACTOR
1911 - 1987
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 113
Georges Franju
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 1987
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 114

In India

Among people born in India, Sachchidananda Vatsyayan ranks 366 out of 1,861. Before him are Rash Behari Bose (1886), Asima Chatterjee (1917), Lahiri Mahasaya (1828), Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (1855), C. R. Rao (1920), and Skandagupta (500). After him are Rana Sanga (1482), Guru Har Krishan (1656), Girija Prasad Koirala (1924), Udit Narayan (1955), Meena Kumari (1933), and Dara Shukoh (1615).

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Rash Behari Bose
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1945
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 360
Asima Chatterjee
CHEMIST
1917 - 2006
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 361
Lahiri Mahasaya
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1895
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 362
Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1855 - 1936
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 363
C. R. Rao
STATISTICIAN
1920 - 2023
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 364
Skandagupta
POLITICIAN
500 - 467
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 365
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan
WRITER
1911 - 1987
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 366
Rana Sanga
POLITICIAN
1482 - 1528
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 367
Guru Har Krishan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1656 - 1664
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 368
Girija Prasad Koirala
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 369
Udit Narayan
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 370
Meena Kumari
ACTOR
1933 - 1972
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 371
Dara Shukoh
POLITICIAN
1615 - 1659
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 372