KRISHNA SOBTI

About: 

• She was a renowned Hindi litterateur known for creating bold and daring characters. Her choice of subjects ranges from Partition to relationships between men and woman’s.  
  
  
• Famous works: `Daar Se Bichhudi', `Mitro Marjani', and `Zindaginama'. 
  
  
• Hashmat: Beginning in the 1960s, she published a series of short profiles and columns under masculine pseudonym, 'Hashmat'. These were compiled and published as Ham Hashmat in 1977. 
  
  
• Awards: 
  • In 1980, she won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1980 for her novel Zindaginama. 
    
    
  • In 1996, she was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest award of the Akademi. 
    
    
  • In 2010, she was offered the Padma Bhushan which she declined, stating that, "As a writer, I have to keep a distance from the establishment.” 
    
    
  • She had won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1980 for her novel Zindaginama. 
    
    
  • She was awarded the Jnanpith in 2017 for her contribution to Indian literature.