Bhisham Sahni (1915-2003) is considered to be among India’s greatest writers and a distinguished voice in Hindi literature — having written over 100 short stories and several plays. Sahni, who was born in Rawalpindi, in present day Pakistan, was an active participant in the Quit India Movement, and settled down in India after Partition. Tamas, his most known novel, won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1975 and was subsequently adapted into a National Award-winning film by Govind Nihalani.
