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Currently, Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla is 45 years, 10 months and 20 days old. Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla will celebrate 46rd birthday on a Wednesday 5th of June 2024. Below we countdown to Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Age | 45 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Born | June 5, 1978 () |
| Birthday | June 5 |
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Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla was born in the Year of the Horse. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Horse love to roam free. They’re energetic, self-reliant, money-wise, and they enjoy traveling, love and intimacy. They’re great at seducing, sharp-witted, impatient and sometimes seen as a drifter. Compatible with Dog or Tiger.
Los Angeles-based writer-director-producer, Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla was born in Kenya where he sold his first article to a national magazine at age 13. He has since written for various national magazines and his literary/film work have been celebrated at MIT (2004), the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (2009) and at the prestigious Master's Tea at Yale (2011).
Shiraz's critically acclaimed debut novel, "Ode to Lata" (2002) was hailed by the L.A. Times as "an achievement" and by Library Journal as "brilliant." In 2008, Shiraz adapted and produced his novel into the motion picture "The Ode.
Shiraz's second novel, "The Two Krishnas" ("The Exiles" in India) (Harper-Collins) was praised as "exquisite" by best-selling author Lisa See and "riveting" by LGBTQ lit icon, Andrew Holleran. It was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award (2012).
Dhalla's short film, "Embrace" which he wrote, produced and directed, was the first ever dramatization of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. It was awarded the Audience Choice Award for Best Director at IFFCA (2014).
Shiraz is the co-founder of the 501 (c) non-profit, Satrang, a support group empowering and advocating for the rights of the South Asian LGBTQ community in Southern California, and the South Asian Program at APAIT which provides free community health education, testing and support to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS.
For his activism, Shiraz was awarded the Satrang Visionary Award (2013) and received a letter of acknowledgment from President Obama (2015).
