JNANPITH AWARD 2017 : KRISHNA SOBTI
KRISHNA SOBTI Renowed Hindi litterateur KRISHNA SOBTI has been chosen for this year's JNANPITH AWARD, the jnanpith selection board announced on friday 27th, Octobor " The Jnanpith Selection Board has announced the recipient of the 53rd Jnanpith Award for the year 2017. It went to eminent Hindi Litterateur Krishna Sobti" She is known for experimenting with new writing styles and creating bold and daring characters in her stories. Her language is highly influenced by the intermingling of Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi cultures. Biography Sobti was born in Gujrath, Pakistan, and was educated in India, in Delhi and Shimla. She attended school along with her three siblings, and her family worked for the colonial British government.She initially began her higher education in at Fatehchand College in Lahore, Pakistan, but returned to India when the Partition took place. She worked for two years as a governess to Tej Singh, who was the grandson of the then-Maharaja of ...