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Krishna Sobti (18 February 1925 – 25 January 2019) was an Indian Hindi-language fiction writer and essayist. [1] [2] She won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1980 for her novel Zindaginama [1] [3] and in 1996, was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship , the highest award of the Akademi. [4]
Jan 25, 2019 · Krishna Sobti, legendary Hindi writer, passed away early this morning in Delhi. She was 93. Born in February 1925 in Gujarat- Punjab, now a province in Pakistan, Sobti began her writings in poetry and then went on to write fiction which won her several awards.
The death of Krishna Sobti, who passed away in Delhi on Friday after a long illness, has robbed Hindi literature of one of its most glorious and remarkable writers. (VipinKumar/HT Photo)
Jan 25, 2019 · Legendary Hindi writer Krishna Sobti passed away early Friday morning at the age of 93. Sobti, a Sahitya Akademi Award and Jnanpith award winner, started her literary journey with poetry, before switching to fiction. Considered the Grande Dame of Hindi literature, her writings often created an uproar for being “obscene”.
Feb 13, 2019 · A defiant life. Krishna Sobti (1925-2019) wrote on a range of issues such as Partition and women’s sexuality and identity with a rare candour and opposed the establishment’s dictatorial ways to...
Jan 25, 2019 · Legendary Hindi writer Krishna Sobti passed away early in the morning on January 25, Friday in Delhi. The 93-year-old, who was born on February 1925, was a revered poet, fiction writer, a bold commentator on social issues and was also the recipient of many prestigious awards.
Jan 25, 2019 · Krishna Sobti, a renowned Hindi fiction writer and essayist, passed away on January 25, 2019, this morning, at the age of 93. Her work is well known for bold and daring characters portrayed in her books.
