GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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BOOKS AND AUTHORS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who wrote the novel ‘Tamas’?
A
Bhisma Sahani
B
Balraj Sahani
C
Prem Chand
D
Amrita Pritam
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bhisham Sahni (8 August 1915 – 11 July 2003) was an Indian writer, playwright in Hindi and an actor, most famous for his novel and television screenplay Tamas ("Darkness, Ignorance"), a powerful and passionate account of the Partition of India.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Bhisham Sahni. Bhisham Sahni was an Indian writer in the Hindi language. He is best known for his famous Hindi novel ‘Tamas’.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tamas is a novel of its own kind. It is a political text in which the political issues and ethnic identity matter a lot. It is about the tragic event of the partition of the Indian sub-continent and it also concentrates on the factors and reasons responsible for the communal riots.

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