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Amrita Pritam. Amrita Pritam ( [əm.mɾɪt̪ɑː pɾiːt̪əm] ⓘ; 31 August 1919 – 31 October 2005) was an Indian novelist, essayist and poet, who wrote in Punjabi and Hindi. [1] A prominent figure in Punjabi literature, she is the recipient of the 1956 Sahitya Akademi Award.
Amrita Pritam has 305 books on Goodreads with 26565 ratings. Amrita Pritam’s most popular book is पिंजर [Pinjar].
Amrita Pritam collection of short stories, articles, and ebooks in Urdu, Hindi & English. Read more about Amrita Pritam and access their famous audio, video, and ebooks.”.
Oct 31, 2005 · With a career spanning over six decades, she produced over 100 books, of poetry, fiction, biographies, essays, a collection of Punjabi folk songs and an autobiography that were translated into several Indian and foreign languages.
One of her most famous novels titled ‘Pinjar’ was made into a movie of the same name. She also penned an autobiography, in which she expressed her audacity by writing about her personal life, which might be considered ‘controversial’ by many, even in contemporary India. Amrita Pritam is most remembered for her poem, ‘Ajj aakhaan Waris Shah nu.’.
Amrita Pritam (Punjabi: ਅਮ੍ਰਿਤਾ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ, امرتا پریتم ) was considered the first prominent woman Punjabi poet, novelist, and essayist. She was the leading 20th-century poet of the Punjabi language, who is equally loved on both the sides of the India-Pakistan border.
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