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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instanceOf Hindi-language novelist
Indian writer
person
short story writer
awardReceived Hindi Akademi Shalaka Samman NERFINISHED
Jnanpith Award NERFINISHED
K.K. Birla Foundation Award NERFINISHED
Sahitya Akademi Award NERFINISHED
Sahitya Akademi Fellowship NERFINISHED
Shiromani Sahitya Award NERFINISHED
awardReceivedFor Zindaginama NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship India
dateOfBirth 1925-02-18
dateOfDeath 2019-01-25
ethnicGroup Punjabi NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
notableWork Ai Ladki NERFINISHED
Dil-o-Danish NERFINISHED
Mitro Marjani NERFINISHED
Samay Sargam NERFINISHED
Surajmukhi Andhere Ke NERFINISHED
Zindaginama NERFINISHED
occupation essayist
novelist
short story writer
placeOfBirth Gujrat, Punjab, British India NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New Delhi, India NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
residence New Delhi NERFINISHED
SahityaAkademiAwardYear 1980
SahityaAkademiFellowshipYear 1996
spouse Shivnath NERFINISHED
writingStyle bold narrative style
writingTheme Partition of India NERFINISHED
female sexuality
gender
rural North Indian life
social change

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Jnanpith Award notableRecipient Krishna Sobti