Hindi writer Krishna Sobti chosen for Jnanpith Award
Hindi writer Krishna Sobti has been chosen for this year's Jnanpith Award, the Jnanpith Selection Board announced on Friday. The 92-year-old wrote on subjects ranging from the Partition and man-woman relationships to the changing dynamics of Indian society and deterioration of human values. "Sobti is a path-breaking novelist, has immensely enriched Hindi literature," the board's statement read.