Bapsi Sidhwa (Novelist ) was born in Pakistan on a Thursday, August 11, 1938 🎈. Bapsi Sidhwa is 86 years old. She is a Leo ♌ and was born in the Year of the Tiger 🐅.
Famous for her novels Cracking India (1991) and Water (2006), she received her native country’s most prestigious arts honor, the Sitara-i-Imtiaz, as well as both the Premio Mondello and the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Writers’ Award.
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| FULL NAME: | Bapsi Sidhwa |
| BIRTH DATE: | August 11, 1938 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Pakistan |
| AGE: | 86 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | Pakistani |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Leo |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Tiger |
About
Bapsi Sidhwa is a Novelist. Bapsi was born in the 1930s, in the middle of the Silent Generation generation. Silent Generation are individuals born between 1925 and 1945. This generation is known for Jazz, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Malcolm X, Gone With The Wind, Mickey Mouse, Andy Warhol, Clint Eastwood, Bob Dylan. The Silent Generation has experienced critical historical events, including the Korean War, The Cold War, the McCarthy Hearings, and the Space Race.
Born into the Parsi Zoroastrian faith and religious community, she grew up in Karachi and Lahore, Pakistan, as the daughter of Tehmina and Peshotan Bhandara. During her brief first marriage, she lived in Bombay, India. With her second husband, Noshir, and her three children, she later settled in the United States and taught at Columbia, Rice, Brandeis, and several other American universities. Find out who is Bapsi Sidhwa dating right now.
Many years after earning her bachelor’s degree from the Kinnaird College for Women (in Lahore, Pakistan), she published her debut novel, The Crow Eaters (1978).
DID YOU KNOW She contracted polio at the age of two.
FACT Sidhwa’s two most famous novels were adapted into feature films by the Indian director Deepa Mehta.
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Birthday
Currently, Bapsi Sidhwa is 86 years old. Her next birthday is away. Bapsi will celebrate her 87th birthday on a Thursday, August 11th. She shares a birthday with everyone who was born on August 11, 1938. Below is the countdown to her next birthday.
Zodiac
Bapsi Sidhwa’s zodiac sign is Leo. People born between the dates of July 23rd and August 22nd belong to the fifth sign in the zodiac, Leo. Leos are known for being generous, self-confident, and determined. Libra is the most compatible sign for Leos.
Famous Leos celebrities are Madonna, Barack Obama, Kobe Bryant, Kylie Jenner, Coco Chanel, Lil Yachty, Mila Kunis, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Hemsworth, and Jennifer Lawrence. Leo ruling planet is Sun. Astrologically, Sun represents hope, life, and the force that drives you to seek the highest expression of yourself.
Bapsi Sidhwa was born in the Year of the Tiger. Tiger represents power and is considered the king of all beasts in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Tiger are outspoken, authoritative, have strong leadership qualities, and courageous. They can also sometimes be aggressive, arrogant, short-tempered, and anxious.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Bapsi Sidhwa is a 86 years old Novelist, born in August, in the Year of the Tiger (1938), and is a Leo. Her life path number is 4. Bapsi’s birthstone is Peridot and Sardonyx, and her birth flower is Gladiolus. You may also check out all famous birthdays in August or specifically birthdays on August 11.
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