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Jnanpith Award 2017
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- Renowned Hindi Litterateur Krishna Sobti (92) has been chosen for 53rd Jnanpith Award for the year 2017 for her path-breaking contribution to Indian literature.
- She will be overall eight women to win this prestigious award.
- Born in 1925 in Gujarat in Pakistan’s Punjab Province, Sobti (92) is known for experimenting with new writing styles and creating “bold” and “daring” characters in her stories who were ready to accept all challenges.
- Her language was highly influenced by the intermingling of Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi cultures.
- She has been the recipient of many coveted awards in the past, including Hindi Akademi Awards, Shiroman Awards, Maithli Sharan Gupt Samman, Sahitya Akademi Fellowship and Padma Bhushan.
- Jnanpith Award is India’s highest literary honour. Its name has been taken from Sanskrit words Jnana and Pitha which means knowledge-seat.
- It was instituted in 1961 by Bharatiya Jnanpith trust founded by the Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain family that owns the Times of India newspaper group.
- The award carries cash prize of 11 lakh rupees, a citation plaque and a bronze replica of Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge and wisdom.
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