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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Krishna Sobti canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5716298 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Krishna Sobti Context triple: [Jnanpith Award, notableRecipient, Krishna Sobti]
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Padma Desai
Padma Desai was a prominent Indian-born American economist and Columbia University professor known for her influential work on Soviet and Russian economic reform and development economics.
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B.
Aruna Batalvi
Aruna Batalvi was the wife of renowned Punjabi poet Shiv Kumar Batalvi and a significant figure in his personal life and legacy.
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C.
Esther Ananthamurthy
Esther Ananthamurthy is an Indian educator and cultural figure known for her contributions to academia and for being married to renowned Kannada writer U. R. Ananthamurthy.
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D.
Shyamala Gopalan
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E.
Sunetra Sastry
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Krishna Sobti Target entity description: 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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A.
Padma Desai
Padma Desai was a prominent Indian-born American economist and Columbia University professor known for her influential work on Soviet and Russian economic reform and development economics.
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B.
Aruna Batalvi
Aruna Batalvi was the wife of renowned Punjabi poet Shiv Kumar Batalvi and a significant figure in his personal life and legacy.
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C.
Esther Ananthamurthy
Esther Ananthamurthy is an Indian educator and cultural figure known for her contributions to academia and for being married to renowned Kannada writer U. R. Ananthamurthy.
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D.
Shyamala Gopalan
Shyamala Gopalan was an Indian-born cancer researcher and civil rights activist best known as the mother of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.
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E.
Sunetra Sastry
Sunetra Sastry is a British makeup artist best known for her long-term marriage to comedian and actor Rowan Atkinson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindi-language novelist
ⓘ
Indian writer ⓘ person ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hindi Akademi Shalaka Samman
NERFINISHED
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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
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innovative use of Hindi language ⓘ strong women characters ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Hindi ⓘ |
| movement | modern Hindi literature ⓘ |
| name | Krishna Sobti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ai Ladki
NERFINISHED
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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
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female sexuality ⓘ gender ⓘ rural North Indian life ⓘ social change ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Krishna Sobti Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
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