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Uma Krishnaswami

American writer
Person Human Q7881017

Facts

11 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[8]
Date of birth
1956
Place of birth
New Delhi
Country of citizenship
India[5]
Occupation
writer, children's writer
Educated at
University of Delhi[6]
Award received
Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature (2018)[7]
Work location
Victoria[11]
Given name
Uma[10]
Residence
Aztec[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Uma Krishnaswami
🔖 Identifiers · 14
ISNI
0000000079014130
VIAF cluster ID
106721143
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2001147500
GND ID
1021250252
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Uma krishnaswami 1986.JPG ↗
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
KrishnaswamiUma1956-
CANTIC ID
981058598157206706
Europeana entity
agent/base/117074
Freebase ID
/m/07k758z
NLA Trove people ID
1521259
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX5615840
National Virtual Library of India ID
363512
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WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpdTM36BrcwJJVBX9J7HC
Yale LUX ID
person/b9373295-34aa-4593-a2a6-055e18f07560

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
writer, children's writer
Country of citizenship 1
India
Educated at 1
University of Delhi
Given name 1
Uma
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
New Delhi
Residence 1
Aztec
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Uma Krishnaswami was born in 1956[1] in New Delhi[2]. She has worked as a writer[3] and children's writer[4].

FAQs

Where was Uma Krishnaswami born?

Uma Krishnaswami was born in New Delhi[2].

What did Uma Krishnaswami do for work?

Uma Krishnaswami worked as a writer[3] and children's writer[4].

Where did Uma Krishnaswami go to school?

Uma Krishnaswami was educated at University of Delhi[6].

What awards did Uma Krishnaswami receive?

Honors received include Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature[7].

Related Entities

India

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . Trove. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Victoria
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65824: Import places from GND"
  2. 27w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature
    Instance of → human
    CANTIC ID → 981058598157206706
    Place of birth → New Delhi
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: CANTIC ID: 981058598157206706, batch #257590"
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