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Krishna Sobti

クリシュナ・ソビティ

Kurishuna Sobiti

Pen Names: HashmatMale pseudonym used for non-fiction profiles and columns

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1925-02-18 (Gujrat, Punjab Province, British India (now Pakistan))
Died
2019-01-25 (New Delhi, India) age 93
Nationality
Indian
Languages
Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Residence History
Gujrat, Pakistan → Lahore, Pakistan (student era) → Delhi, India → Sirohi, Rajasthan, India (temporary) → Mayur Vihar, Delhi, India

Career

Occupations
Fiction writer, Essayist
Active Years
1944-2018

Education

Fateh Chand College for Women
Literature
Period: パーティション前
Country: British India (now Pakistan)
Did not graduate, returned to India due to Partition

Awards

Sahitya Akademi Award
1980
Work: Zindaginama
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
1996
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
Jnanpith Award
2017
Organization: Bharatiya Jnanpith
Result: 受賞
Katha Chudamani Award
1999
Organization: Katha
Result: 生涯文学功労賞
Shiromani Award
1981
Result: 受賞
Hindi Academy Award
1982
Organization: Hindi Academy
Result: 受賞
Vyas Samman
2008
Work: Samay Sargam
Organization: K. K. Birla Foundation
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Zindaginama

1979 Novel

Account of rural life in Punjab village in early 1900s, addressing political and social issues

Peasant lifePunjab culture
Translations
  • Available in Urdu

Bibliography

  • Zindaginama
  • Mitro Marjani
  • Daar Se Bichchuri
  • Surajmukhi Andhere Ke
  • Yaaron Ke Yaar
  • Samay Sargam
  • Ai Ladki
  • Dil-o-Danish
  • Badalon ke Ghere
  • Gujrat Pakistan Se Gujarat Hindustan
  • Hum Hashmat
  • Tin Pahad

Translations of Works

  • To Hell with You, Mitro! (English, Mitro Marjani)
  • Memory's Daughter (English, Daar Se Bichchudi)
  • Listen Girl (English, Ai Ladki)
  • The Heart Has Its Reasons (English, Dil-o-Danish)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Intermingling of Punjabi, Urdu, and Rajasthani idioms in HindiBold and daring charactersAdaptation of regional dialects
Recurring Motifs
Female sexuality and identityPartition of IndiaSocial challenges

Health

  • Long illness
    晩年
    Led to death on January 25, 2019

Legacy

Known as the grande dame of Hindi literature for bold explorations of female identity and sexuality

Trivia

  • Married Dogri writer Shivnath after 70, born same day and year
  • Declined Padma Bhushan
  • Returned Sahitya Akademi Award temporarily