Ismene Shakuntal Debi Krishnadath (born 25 January 1956) is a Surinamese writer.

Krishnadath was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, and, as a child, lived both there and in Utrecht, Netherlands.

She was part of the progressive education movement Kenki Skoro and wrote a teaching manual with Dayenne Angel.

She became a prolific author of children's and youth books, many of which were illustrated by Gerold Slijngard.

[3] In 2011 she was awarded the Henri Frans de Ziel Culture Prize for her commitment to literary life in Suriname.