Novels Plot Summary 206: Tamas (Darkness)

"Tamas" by Bhisham Sahani was first published in Hindi in 1974. The English title of the book is "Darkness." Govind Nihlani adapted the book into a movie of the same name and directed it in 1988.

The novel was the winner of the Sahitya Academy Award, the highest literary award in India, in 1975. The movie "Tamas" won three National Film Awards in India.