Tamas by Bhisham Sahni: Introduction & Bio

Early Life and Education Bhisham Sahni was born on 8 August 1915 in Rawalpindi, Punjab. He completed his master's degree in English literature from Government College, Lahore, and earned a Ph.D. from Punjab University, Chandigarh, in 1958 . Career and Activism Sahni was actively involved in the Indian independence movement and worked with the Indian National Congress during the Partition. He organized relief efforts for refugees amidst the 1947 riots. In 1948 , he joined the Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA) , where he worked as an actor and director. His involvement in IPTA led him to join the Communist Party of India . He briefly served as a lecturer in Ambala and at Khalsa College, Amritsar. In 1952 , he moved to Delhi to teach at Delhi College (now Zakir Husain College), University of Delhi. Sahni also worked as a translator in Moscow from 1956 to 1963 , translating major works into Hindi. Literary Contributions Sahni’s epic novel Tamas (1974) explores the harsh realities of the …