Amrita Pritam-Brief Life Sketch

Amrita Pritam-Brief Life Sketch

Amrita Pritam-Brief Life Sketch

Amrita Pritam was an Indian Punjabi and Hindi poet and novelist. He was born on 31 August 1919 in Gujranwala, Punjab (now in Pakistan). His father’s name was Kartar Singh. She was the first female writer to receive the Sahitya Akademi Award.

Amrita Pritam was the author of 8 collections of poetry, 30 novels and 10 collections of short stories. Some of her books are translated into many languages around the world. She was much aware of the dignity and rights of women and unhesitatingly expressed her feelings and views in her writings. Her writings reflect the psychological and emotional perceptions of the female mind, moral introspection and her desire for beauty. He was the editor of the Punjabi monthly magazine ‘Nagmani’. She was also nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha.

Some of the books published by her are: ‘Dr. Dev’, ‘Revenue Stamp’, ‘Kagaj Te Canvas, ‘Pinjar’, ‘Sunehare’ etc. He was awarded the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award in 1971 for his collection of poems ‘Kagaj Te Canvas’. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award (1958) for his collection of poems ‘Sunesare’, Padma Shri (1969) and the honorary D.Litt (1973) from Delhi University. She was the first woman to receive the Padma Shri Award. 

Amrita Pritam died on October 31, 2005. 0 0 0

N.B.  The article ‘Amrita Pritam-Brief Life Sketch’ originally belongs to the book ‘Introduction to World Writers‘ by Menonim Menonimus.

Books of Composition by M. Menonimus:

1. Advertisement Writing
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3. Note Making
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5. Notice Writing
6. Passage Comprehension
7. The Art of Poster Writing
8. The Art of Letter Writing
9. Report Writing
10. Story Writing
11. Substance Writing
12. School Essays Part-I
13. School Essays Part-II
14. School English Grammar Part-I
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1. The Fugitive Father and Other Stories
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Books of Biography by M. Menonimus:

1. The World Writers-Brief Biographies
2. Introduction to World Writers
3. Introduction to World Personalities
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