Abani is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Abani Chakraborty
Abani Chakravarty was an Indian humanitarian poet of the late twentieth century Assamese literature. Apart from original poetry his works included two novelettes and translations of the third-world poetry.
Early life
Chakravarty was born in Na ...
(1941–?), Indian poet
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Abani Mohan Joardar (died 2020), Indian politician
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Abani Mukherji
Abaninath Mukherji ( bn, অবনীনাথ মুখার্জি, russian: Абанинатх Трайлович Мукерджи, 3 June 1891 – 28 October 1937) was an Indian communist and émigré based in the USSR, Soviet Union who c ...
(1891–1937), Indian communist
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Abani Roy
Abani Roy (10 March 1939 – 25 November 2021) was a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, where he represented West Bengal. He was the leader of the Revolutionary Socialist Party. He was General Secretary of Unit ...
(1939–2021), Indian politician
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Chris Abani
Christopher Abani (born 27 December 1966) is a Nigerian-American and Los Angeles- based author. He says he is part of a new generation of Nigerian writers working to convey to an English-speaking audience the experience of those born and raise ...
(born 1966), Nigerian-American author
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