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Chatursen Shastri

Acharya Chatursen Shastri, Indian author and playwright (died 1960)

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Born
August 26, 1891
Died
February 2, 1960
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1891

About Chatursen Shastri

Acharya Chatursen Shastri was an Indian writer of Hindi literature. He wrote many historical fictions, including Vaishali ki Nagarvadhu adapted into a feature film (1948), Vayam Rakshamah (1951), Somnath (1954), and Dharamputra which was adapted into the 1961 feature film of the same name. His first novel Hridaya-Ki-Parakh (Trial of the Heart) was published in 1918. His novel Dharamputra was adapted into the Hindi film, Dharmputra (1961) by Yash Chopra, it won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.

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Chatursen Shastri timeline

  1. His first novel Hridaya-Ki-Parakh (Trial of the Heart) was published in 1918.
  2. His novel Dharamputra was adapted into the Hindi film, Dharmputra (1961) by Yash Chopra, it won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.

The world when Chatursen Shastri was born

Chatursen Shastri was born in 1891. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBasketball invented in Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Top headlineFirst basketball game played (invented by Naismith)
  • Technology milestoneBasketball invented
  • World population~1.51B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population64.0M

1891 versus 2026

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Measure18912026
Population64.0M341 million

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