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Krishna Sobti

Indian writer (1925–2019)
Person human Q3631806

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[14]
Date of birth
February 18, 1925
Date of death
January 25, 2019
Place of birth
Gujrat
Place of death
New Delhi
Country of citizenship
India, Dominion of India[7][8]
Occupation
writer, essayist
Educated at
Fateh Chand College for Women[9]
Award received
Sahitya Akademi Award, Jnanpith Award, Fellow of the Sahitya Akademi[11][12][13]
Notable work
Zindaginama - Zinda Rukh[10]
Cause of death
pneumonia[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Hindi[19]
Family name
Sobti[16]
Given name
Krishna[17]
Manner of death
natural causes[18]
Name in native language
कृष्णा सोबती[20]
Writing language
Hindi[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Krishna Sobti hi कृष्णा सोबती
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000063082921
VIAF cluster ID
178158
Library of Congress authority ID
n80131730
GND ID
120200198
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Krishna sobti (6471151101).jpg ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13568784d
DDB person (GND) ID
120200198
DUC ID
krishna-sobti
Europeana entity
agent/base/106679
FAST ID
62085
Freebase ID
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Show all 26 identifiers +14
IdRef ID
076111873
Libraries Australia ID
35961027
NLA Trove people ID
1164237
NSK (VIAF) ID
000678900
NSK ID
981005700699109366
National Library of Israel ID (old)
005183185
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007411550305171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810688483405606
National Virtual Library of India ID
553370
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
138236429
Penguin India author ID
krishna-sobti
Prabook ID
2141650
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/1227236d-5fab-40d0-bfd4-44b7ed2e49d6

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🔗 Connections
Award received 3
Jnanpith Award, Sahitya Akademi Award, Fellow of the Sahitya Akademi
Country of citizenship 2
India, Dominion of India
Occupation 2
writer, essayist
Cause of death 1
pneumonia
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Hindi
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Gujrat
Place of death 1
New Delhi
Sex or gender 1
female
Writing language 1
Hindi
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Summary

Krishna Sobti was born on February 18, 1925[1], in Gujrat[2]. She died on January 25, 2019[3], in New Delhi[4]. She worked as a writer[5] and essayist[6].

FAQs

Where was Krishna Sobti born?

Krishna Sobti was born in Gujrat[2].

Where did Krishna Sobti die?

Krishna Sobti died in New Delhi[4].

What did Krishna Sobti do for work?

Krishna Sobti worked as a writer[5] and essayist[6].

Where did Krishna Sobti go to school?

Krishna Sobti was educated at Fateh Chand College for Women[9].

What awards did Krishna Sobti receive?

Honors received include Sahitya Akademi Award[11], Jnanpith Award[12], and Fellow of the Sahitya Akademi[13].

Related Entities

Gujrat India

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved . sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . thehindu.com. Retrieved . thehindu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . pantheon.world. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → Zindaginama - Zinda Rukh
    Given name → Krishna
    Family name → Sobti
    Writing language → Hindi
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