Firaq Gorakhpuri
1896–1982Urdu author (1896-1982)
author
Rahman Abbas
b. 1972, born Thane, writes in Urdu, English, Marathi, Konkani, Hindi, writer
Rahman Abbas is an Indian fiction writer and the recipient of the India’s highest literary Award Sahitya Akademi Award for his fourth novel Rohzin in 2018. He is also the recipient of the two Maharashtra State Academy Awards for his third and fourth novels respectively i.e. Hide and Seek in the Shadow of God (2011) and the Rohzin in 2017. His work has received a LitProm Grant funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and the Swiss-South Cultural Fund. He writes in Urdu and in English. His novels deal with themes of forbidden politics and love.
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Awards
| 2018 | Sahitya Akademi Award for Rohzin |
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Also writing in Urdu
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