Krishna Sobti

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Krishna Sobti was a celebrated Indian Hindi-language novelist and short story writer known for her bold narrative style, exploration of gender and partition, and major contributions to modern Hindi literature.

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Krishna Sobti canonical 2

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instanceOf Hindi-language novelist ⓘ
Indian writer ⓘ
person ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
awardReceived Hindi Akademi Shalaka Samman ⓘ
Jnanpith Award ⓘ
K.K. Birla Foundation Award ⓘ
Sahitya Akademi Award ⓘ
Sahitya Akademi Fellowship ⓘ
Shiromani Sahitya Award ⓘ
awardReceivedFor Zindaginama ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship India ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1925-02-18 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2019-01-25 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Punjabi ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genre novel ⓘ
short story ⓘ
influenced contemporary Hindi fiction ⓘ
JnanpithAwardYear 2017 ⓘ
knownFor exploration of Partition trauma ⓘ
innovative use of Hindi language ⓘ
strong women characters ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Hindi ⓘ
movement modern Hindi literature ⓘ
name Krishna Sobti ⓘ
notableWork Ai Ladki ⓘ
Dil-o-Danish ⓘ
Mitro Marjani ⓘ
Samay Sargam ⓘ
Surajmukhi Andhere Ke ⓘ
Zindaginama ⓘ
occupation essayist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Gujrat, Punjab, British India ⓘ
placeOfDeath New Delhi, India ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
residence New Delhi ⓘ
linked to: New Delhi, India
SahityaAkademiAwardYear 1980 ⓘ
SahityaAkademiFellowshipYear 1996 ⓘ
spouse Shivnath ⓘ
writingStyle bold narrative style ⓘ
writingTheme Partition of India ⓘ
female sexuality ⓘ
gender ⓘ
rural North Indian life ⓘ
social change ⓘ

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Jnanpith Award → notableRecipient → Krishna Sobti ⓘ
Krishna Sobti → name → Krishna Sobti ⓘ