Memory’s Daughter

One of the most creative and engaging aspects of Krishna Sobti's writings is her lively language. Her contribution to Hindi is immense. She has not only added a multitude of new words and expressions to the language, but also experimented with and successfully introduced new styles and techniques of writing. Krishna Sobti has a number of enthralling and exquisite literary works to her credit, which include Daar Se Bichhudi, Mitro Marjani, Surajmukhi Andhere ke, Zindaginama, Ai Ladki, Hum Hashmat, Yaaron ke Yaar, Teen Pahad, Badalon ke Ghere, Sobti Ek Sohbat, and Samay Sargam, among others. Each of these works have an unusual use of the Hindi language, highly coloured with the flavour of the region the story is set in, Punjab in Daar se Bichhudi; and Rajasthan in Mitro Marjani.

Meenakshi Bharadwaj tumbled into the world of children’s writing entirely by accident so as to provide for the insatiable appetite of her toddler son for stories. Of course, now she is a well-known children’s writer who has written some wonderful stories for children. She lives in Pune and spends her time writing, reading and baking.

Smita Bharti is a poet, flimmaker, playwright and a creative educator at Delhi-based NGO , Sakshi.