Tarak Mehta

Indian columnist, humorist, writer and playwright (1929-2017) · India · Journalists · Died at 87

Tarak Mehta is read about 139 times a day, in 15 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to September 30, 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 68 days, one point a day.

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Tarak Janubhai Mehta was an Indian columnist, humourist, writer and playwright who is best known for the column Duniya Ne Undha Chasma, and was a well-known figure in Gujarati theatre.

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The President, Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Tarak Mehta, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 30 March 2015

Awards

Padma Shri in arts2015

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