Bhisham Sahani

Life    Achivments    Work    Media  संपादन : नई कहानियाँ सम्मान : हिंदी अकादमी, दिल्ली का ‘शलाका सम्मान’, साहित्य अकादमी पुरस्कार विशेष : प्रगतिशील लेखक संघ से गहरा लगाव और 1973 से 1986 तक प्रगतिशील लेखक संघ के राष्ट्रीय महासचिव। अफ्रो-एशियाई लेखक संघ से भी संबद्ध रहे। पत्रकारिता और जन नाट्य संघ से लगाव और सक्रियता। कुछ नाटकों और फिल्मों में अभिनय …

Life    Achivments    Work    Publication विधाएँ : कहानी, उपन्यास, नाटक, आत्मकथा, बाल साहित्य प्रमुख कृतियाँ : कहानी संग्रह : भाग्य-रेखा, पहला पाठ, भटकती राख, पटरियाँ,वाङचू, शोभायात्रा, निशाचर, पाली उपन्यास : झरोखे, कड़ियाँ, तमस, बसंती, मय्यादास की माड़ी, कुंतो, नीलू नीलिमा नीलोफर नाटक : कबिरा खड़ा बजार में, हानूश, माधवी, मुआवजे आत्मकथा : आज के अतीत बाल-साहित्य : गुलेल का खेल, वापसी …

Life    Achivments     Media     Publication Bhisham Sahni’s epic work Tamas (Darkness, Ignorance 1974) is a novel based on the riots of 1947 Partition of India which he witnessed at Rawalpindi. Tamasportrays the horrors of senseless communal politics of violence and hatred; and the tragic aftermath – death, destruction, forced migration and the partition of a country. It has been translated to …

Life     Work    Media     Publication He has written more than a hundred short stories, compiled in several volumes, most notably Bhagya rekha (1953), Pahla patha (1956), Bhatakti rakha (1966), and Nischar(1983). His short stories reveal a fine sense of craft. Those considered among the masterpieces of Hindi literature include Chief ki davat and Amritsar a gaya hai. He has written …

 Achivments    Work    Media     Publication Sahni participated in the freedom struggle, joining the Indian National Congress during the Quit India Movement. When communal riots broke out in Rawalpindi in March 1947, he worked with the Relief Committee. Later he joined the Indian People’s Theatre Association in Bombay and worked as a performing artist under the guidance of Balraj Sahni, his …

Life    Achivments    Work    Media     Publication Bhisham Sahni, born on Aug 08, 1915 at Rawalpindi in present day Pakistan, is a distinguished Hindi fiction writer, playwright, translator, teacher and polyglot. His works reflect his unflinching commitment to India’s pluralist ethos and secular foundations. Tamas (Darkness), his magnum opus, translated into English in 1988, gained worldwide acclaim for its sensitive and …