Name: Balraj Sahni

Height: 5'11"

Date of Birth: 1 May 1913

Birthplace: Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India

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Born in Rawalpindi (now in Pakistan), he studied at the Government College of Lahore, graduating in Literature. Absorbing the then prevalent desire for both Nationalism and Westernization, he started writing English poetry and got involved with 'realist' theatre. He taught Hindi and English at Shantiniketan wrote his first compilation of Hindi fiction, Shahzadon ka Drink in 1936. He also worked as a journalist and briefly as a radio announcer for the BBC's Hindi service also setting up the Monday Morning journal in Delhi.

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