Jnanpith Award
1 appearances
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Edition 53 (2017) Winner
Krishna Sobti
クリシュナ・ソビティ
Kurishuna Sobiti
Pen Names:
Hashmat（Male 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
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fateh Chand College for Women | — | Literature | — | パーティション前 | British India (now Pakistan) |
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
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Zindaginama | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Sahitya Akademi Fellowship | — | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Jnanpith Award | — | — | Bharatiya Jnanpith | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Katha Chudamani Award | — | — | Katha | 生涯文学功労賞 |
| 1981 | Shiromani Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Hindi Academy Award | — | — | Hindi Academy | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Vyas Samman | Samay Sargam | — | K. K. Birla Foundation | 受賞 |
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 NovelAccount 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