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Chatursen Shastri

South Asian Literature

Acharya Chatursen Shastri (26 August 1891 to 2 February 1960) was an Indian writer of Hindi literature. He wrote many historical fictions, including Vaishali ki Nagarvadhu, which was adapted into a feature film in 1948, Vayam Rakshamah (1951), Somnath (1954) and Dharamputra, which became a film of the same name in 1961. Open Library files him under the name Caturasena Acharya, with Acharya Chatursen Shastri and Chatursen Shastri among the alternate names, describes him as an Indian writer of Hindi literature, counts 181 works under the record and lists Chita ki lapten first.

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Birth Year
1891 1
Death Year
1960 1
Gender
Male 2
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1. Chatursen Shastri (Open Library)
  • Open Library author record, birth_date field
    "birth_date": "1891"
  • Open Library author record, death_date field
    "death_date": "1960"
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2. Chatursen Shastri (Wikipedia)
  • Article categories: Category:20th-century Indian male dramatists and playwrights
  • In Genre: Historical Fiction, Wikipedia, Lead
    He wrote many historical fictions
  • In Genre: Drama, Wikipedia, Writings
    8 historical novels, 10 dramas
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