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A Freudian psychoanalyst and writer. He studied in Gujarat, Mannheim, Frankfurt am Main and Vienna.

A Freudian psychoanalyst and writer. He studied in Gujarat, Mannheim, Frankfurt am Main and Vienna. Kakar received a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering, a Master’s degree (Diplom-Kaufmann) in business economics and became Doctor of Economics.[1] He began his training in psychoanalysis at the Sigmund-Freud Institute in Frankfurt, Germany in 1971.

An Australian author, teacher, scriptwriter, editor and documentary film-maker.Woolfe was raised in

An Australian author, teacher, scriptwriter, editor and documentary film-maker.Woolfe was raised in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney and completed tertiary studies at the University of Sydney and the University of New England. Her first novel Painted Woman was runner-up in the ABC Bicentennial Awards. Later she adapted the novel for stage and radio.

Was a Japanese politician, intellectual, and author, who lived in the Meiji and Taisho period period

Was a Japanese politician, intellectual, and author, who lived in the Meiji and Taisho period periods. Apart from his activity in the Japanese government, he also wrote several important works on Japan in English. He was portrayed in a negative manner in Ryotaro Shiba's novel Saka no ue no kumo.At the age of ten he enrolled in a private school where he pursued studies in Chinese (kangaku ??).[2] Suematsu went to Tokyo in 1871, and studied with Otsuki Bankei and Kondo Makoto. In 1872, he briefly entered the Tokyo Normal School, but left it soon after. It was around this time that he made the acquaintance of Takahashi Korekiyo.[1]

Was a poet, writer, organizer, feminist and activist from Bangladesh. She was born to a Muslim famil

Was a poet, writer, organizer, feminist and activist from Bangladesh. She was born to a Muslim family in Barisal, Bangladesh. She is one of the most widely recognized cultural personalities in Bangladesh. When she died in 1999, she was buried with full state honors, the first woman in Bangladesh to receive this honor.Sufia Kamal was born in Shaestabad, daughter of a distinguished zamindar family, in Barisal. During her childhood, women's education was prohibited and she could not afford to get academic education. But she learnt Bangla, Hindi, English, Urdu, Arabic, Kurdish and Persian language from her house tutors. In 1918

Is an Indian poet - activist,has been at the forefront of environmental and feminist movements in Ke

Is an Indian poet - activist,has been at the forefront of environmental and feminist movements in Kerala, South India. She played a big role in the Save Silent Valley protest. She formed Abhayagrama, aka Abhayagramam, a home for destitute women (Athani) a

An acclaimed Sri Lankan dramatist and novelist.De Silva was born in Nawalapitiya, Sri Lanka, on Augu

An acclaimed Sri Lankan dramatist and novelist.De Silva was born in Nawalapitiya, Sri Lanka, on August 8, 1928, the son of a small trader. He grew up there, among Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim traders. His childhood experiences would later influence him to write the novels Ikbithi Siyalloma Sathutin Jeevathvuha and Esewenam Minisune Me Asaw.De Silva came to Colombo, Sri Lanka in the 1960s, and became engaged in the political and cultural movement, taking place there at that time. Nicknamed the "lovable dictator", he formed the drama group "Apey Kattiya" there, and started to translate and adapt plays by Tennessee Williams and Pirandello, like Cat On a Hot Tin Roof and Six Characters in Search of an Author, to wide acclaim. He followed these plays with original ones, like Thattu Geval and Boarding Karayo which captured the mood of the new city-bred middle classes of the time. Among his other creations are Eka Walle Pol, Harima Badu Hayak, Mutu Kumari, Esala Sanda and Marasad.

An Indian poet, a native speaker of Gujarati. She has written many poems, most prominent of which is

An Indian poet, a native speaker of Gujarati. She has written many poems, most prominent of which is the English poem "Search for My Tongue". This poem is one in a section of "Poems from Different Cultures" in an anthology that is compulsory study for many fourteen to sixteen-year-olds in the United Kingdom.[citation needed]

Popular woman Vipassana and Abhidhamma teacher (born 1927). Numerous books and articles published in

Popular woman Vipassana and Abhidhamma teacher (born 1927). Numerous books and articles published in Thai and English. On March 6 2007 given an Outstanding Woman in Buddhism award in Bangkok at the United Nations office.

Was one of the most honored poets of Bangla literature. He was called 'Young Nazrul' and 'Kishore Bi

Was one of the most honored poets of Bangla literature. He was called 'Young Nazrul' and 'Kishore Bidrohi Kobi'.Sukanta was born at his uncle's house in Kolkata. His ancestral home in the village Unshiya in Kotalipara, Gopalganj, Bengal (now part of Bangl

A writer based in New York City. He was born in Calcutta, India, and raised in Bombay where he lived

A writer based in New York City. He was born in Calcutta, India, and raised in Bombay where he lived until his family moved to the New York area in 1977. He has attended New York University and the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop.His autobiographical account of his experiences with the city of Mumbai, Maximum City, was published in 2004. The book explores the underbelly of the sprawling city. It was a 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist.

Was a Bengali humorous poet, story writer and playwright. As perhaps the most famous Indian practiti

Was a Bengali humorous poet, story writer and playwright. As perhaps the most famous Indian practitioner of literary nonsense, he is often compared to Lewis Carroll. His works such as the collection of poems "Aboltabol" (Bangla: "?????????")("Gibberish"),

Was a Bengali woman writer and activist.She grew up in Korkandi, now in Bangladesh, in a decaying za

Was a Bengali woman writer and activist.She grew up in Korkandi, now in Bangladesh, in a decaying zamindar family that had once been indigo planters, and was to become a member of the Communist Party of India. An early influence on her was the Brahmo philosopher and reformer, Ramtanu Lahiri, who was related to her mother. She was married, briefly and unsuccessfully, from 1948 to 1956.

Was an Azerbaijani playwright, journalist, children's author, and teacher. He chose the name Sani (A

Was an Azerbaijani playwright, journalist, children's author, and teacher. He chose the name Sani (Arabic for "the second") to avoid confusion with his namesake, Mirza Fatali Akhundov.Akhundov was born to a bey family in Shusha (then part of the Russian Empire, now a city in Azerbaijan) and graduated from the Transcaucasian Teachers Seminary (in present-day Gori, Georgia) in 1894. He was involved in teaching and journalism for the rest of his life.

Was an Azerbaijani writer

Was an Azerbaijani writer

Was one of Georgia's foremost composers. Tsintsadze studied the cello until 1942 with E.N. Kapelnisk

Was one of Georgia's foremost composers. Tsintsadze studied the cello until 1942 with E.N. Kapelniski in Tblisi at the Gymnasium of Music. He furthered his studies of the cello at the Conservatory of Tblisi with K. Minjar

A French poet and essayist, winner of the first Nobel Prize in Literature, 1901.

A French poet and essayist, winner of the first Nobel Prize in Literature, 1901.

Was a Jewish Brazilian writer. Later in her life she published on Revista Morashá pieces such as An

Was a Jewish Brazilian writer. Later in her life she published on Revista Morashá pieces such as Antônio José, o Judeu, Como Viemos Parar na Amazônia, As Aventuras de Jonas, As Aventuras de Daniel e Seus Amigos, David e Golias,Yom Kipur lá em casa, em Belém,Mulheres na História, O Rei Sábio, and O segredo de Sansão.

Was a prominent Kazakh writer and poet. He was born in Qyzyl Tau (near the city of Kokshetau) but mo

Was a prominent Kazakh writer and poet. He was born in Qyzyl Tau (near the city of Kokshetau) but moved to Bayanaul in the province of Pavlodar at the age of four. Toraygirov wrote his first poems when only 13 years old. From 1913 on, he was the sub-edito

Is Sunday Times Editor and Supervising Editor of Digital Life, Mind Your Body and Urban for The Stra

Is Sunday Times Editor and Supervising Editor of Digital Life, Mind Your Body and Urban for The Straits Times, a Singapore-based broadsheet newspaper. She is also a well-known columnist for The Sunday Times - the Sunday edition of The Straits Times. Her father is Chinese Teochew and her mother is Japanese.

Was one of the most famous modern Hindi poets. He is considered one of the major poets of the Chhaya

Was one of the most famous modern Hindi poets. He is considered one of the major poets of the Chhayavaadi school of Hindi literature. Pant mostly wrote in Sanskritized Hindi. Pant authored twenty eight published works including poetry, verse plays and essays.Pant was born at Kausani village of Bageshwar, in the hills of Kumaon. His mother died within a few hours of his birth. He was given the name Gosain Dutt. His initial schooling took place in Almora. After matriculation he moved to Kalakankar near Prayag. He did not like his name so he gave himself a new name "Sumitranandan Pant"

Was an Australian (later American) novelist.Elliott was born in Sydney to the writer Helena Sumner L

Was an Australian (later American) novelist.Elliott was born in Sydney to the writer Helena Sumner Locke (1881-1917) and the journalist Henry Logan Elliott. His mother died of eclampsia one day after his birth.[1] Elliott was raised by his aunts, who had a fierce custody battle over him, fictionalized in Elliott's autobiographical novel, Careful, He Might Hear You.Elliott became an actor and writer with the Independent Theatre. He was drafted into the Australian Army in 1942, but instead of being posted overseas, he worked as a clerk in Australia. He used these experiences as the inspiration for his controversial play, Rusty Bugles. The play toured extensively throughout Australia and achieved the notoriety of being closed down by the Chief Secretary's Office for obscenity.

Was a jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his "c

Was a jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his "cosmic philosophy", musical compositions and performances.

The author of The Art of War, an immensely influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy. He

The author of The Art of War, an immensely influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy. He is also one of the earliest realists in international relations theory.

Is an Indian poet. He studied at the Surendranath College , Dumdum Motizhil College , City College,

Is an Indian poet. He studied at the Surendranath College , Dumdum Motizhil College , City College, all affiliated with the University of Calcutta. Thereafter, he obtained his Master's degree in Bengali from the University of Calcutta in 1954.

Was born in 1952 in Sri Lanka and has worked on women's rights and human rights issues in Sri Lanka

Was born in 1952 in Sri Lanka and has worked on women's rights and human rights issues in Sri Lanka and in the South Asia region for over 20 years as an activist and scholar. In 1994 she received an M.A. in Women and Development from the Institute of Social Studies in the Hague, Netherlands, and won that year's award for the best research paper.Since 1992 Abeysekera has been working with the Global Campaign for Women's Human Rights and has been actively working in lobbying at all the UN Conferences since then -- 1993 in Vienna and 1995 in Beijing -- focusing on the issue of mainstreaming women's human rights concerns within the international human rights system.