WRITER

Sahir Ludhianvi

1921 - 1980

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Abdul Hayee (8 March 1921 – 25 October 1980), popularly known by his pen name (takhallus) Sahir Ludhianvi, was an Indian poet who wrote primarily in Urdu in addition to Hindi. He is regarded as one of the greatest film lyricist and poets of 20th century India. His work influenced Indian cinema, in particular Hindi language films. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sahir Ludhianvi has received more than 1,599,974 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Sahir Ludhianvi is the 4,935th most popular writer, the 624th most popular biography from India and the 96th most popular Indian Writer.

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  • 15

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Notable Works

Gata jaye banjara
1992
Kuliat-e-Saher
Talkhiyan
1978
Talkhian
2000
Sahir Ludhianvi
1987
Talkhiyan
1992

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sahir Ludhianvi ranks 4,935 out of 7,302. Before him are Wang Meng, Frédérick Tristan, Olavo Bilac, Mary Oliver, Piers Anthony, and Eyvindr skáldaspillir. After him are Albert Londres, Anna Maria Lenngren, Francis Bebey, José Eduardo Agualusa, Greg Egan, and Régine Deforges.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Sahir Ludhianvi ranks 314. Before him are Tony Scott, Isabella Bashmakova, George Nader, Ferenc Karinthy, Ottavio Missoni, and Alan Freed. After him are Kees de Jager, Jeanne Demessieux, Tafari Benti, Antonino Rocca, Ilka Gedő, and Mikayil Abdullayev. Among people deceased in 1980, Sahir Ludhianvi ranks 220. Before him are Nikos Xilouris, Anna Jantar, Tim Hardin, Carlo Annovazzi, Pedro Vallana, and Erast Garin. After him are Rudolf Bürger, Max Miedinger, Christian Møller, André Chéron, Adolph Deutsch, and Alfredo Brilhante da Costa.

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In India

Among people born in India, Sahir Ludhianvi ranks 624 out of 1,861. Before him are Mary Boyce (1920), Suniti Kumar Chatterji (1890), Kedarnath Singh (1934), Swarnakumari Devi (1855), K. B. Hedgewar (1889), and Lobsang Sangay (1968). After him are ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni (1540), Indra Nooyi (1955), Rajkumar (1929), Abhishek Bachchan (1976), Oswald Gracias (1944), and Rukmini Devi Arundale (1904).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Sahir Ludhianvi ranks 96. Before him are Mamoni Raisom Goswami (1942), Dharamvir Bharati (1926), Qurratulain Hyder (1927), Suniti Kumar Chatterji (1890), Kedarnath Singh (1934), and Swarnakumari Devi (1855). After him are Pratibha Ray (1944), Amitav Ghosh (1956), Cornelia Sorabji (1866), Ismat Chughtai (1915), Muthuswami Dikshitar (1775), and Nalini Bala Devi (1898).

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