Amrita pritam

Amrita Pritam is a renowned poet, novelist and a lyricist who has written in Punjabi and Hindi. Expressive and brave, Pritam was born in Gujranwala, Pakistan on August 31, 1919. The fierce writer was beyond her time with her thoughts, on paper and in real life. Known for her notable work in Pinjar, she has more than a hundred books, Punjabi folk songs and beautiful poems to her credit which still manage to impress people this day. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary year of Amrita Pritam, we have penned down some of her most spellbinding books. 1. Pinjar Written by Pritam in 1950, the book revolves around a Hindu lass Puro, who is abducted by a Muslim. In Pinjar, Puro manages to free herself and runs back to her family from Rashid. Much to her shock, her parents refuse to accept the defiled girl. Written with the backdrop of India-Pakistan partition, this book is considered as one of the distinct literature by Pritam. In 2003, Pinjar was adapted into a Bollywood film with the same name. Moreover, the novel was translated in English by author Khushwant Singh and in French by Denis Matringe. 2. Raseedi Ticket Amrita Pritam’s celebrated autobiography, Raseedi Ticket revolves around the horrors of the Partition in 1947, which also bore her poem Vaaris Shah. The autobiography tells us how a writer should not be scared of criticism, no matter how hostile and belligerent the world becomes. Amrita takes you through the journey of the time between her intimacy with Sahir Ludhi...

New Delhi: Amrita Pritam, a name people from all spheres of life must have come across at some point in their life. The poetess, novelist and essayist, who wrote extensively in Punjabi and Hindi, introduced the conservative Indian society to the whims and fancies of a woman through her pen. She passed away battling a prolonged illness on October 31, 2005, leaving a huge cache of work behind her. However, just a year before that, she entrusted the seasoned journalist and writer-publisher Jyoti Sabharwal to take up the humongous task of translating her various genres of writing into English that they both had titled, "The Ninth Flower: Best of Amrita Pritam". More so, since Sabharwal had earlier transcreated Amrita's second autobiography, Shadows of Words, that was widely excerpted and critically acclaimed. Sabharwal, best known as a celebrity-writer, has co-authored the autobiographies and memoirs of Kapil Dev, Begum Akhtar, Vyjayantimala, Amrish Puri and Russi Mody, as also penned the biography of Dr Kapila Vatsyayan. A former consultant with Macmillan India, she's the founder-publisher of Stellar. In an interview with IANS, she talks about Amrita Pritam, her anthology, literature and future project in the same order. Excerpts from the interview: Tell us about the journey of "The Ninth Flower". What led you to translate such an extensive volume on Amrita Pritam? It all started with a phone call that I received one fine morning in 1999 from Amrita. She said: "Tu meri doosri...

Amrita Pritam was an Indian novelist and poet who is known for writing Punjabi and Hindi poets and novels. Her most famous poem was ‘Ajj aakhaan Waris Shah nu’ which was dedicated to Waris Shah, an 18th-century Punjabi poet. She wrote various poems and novels to express her pain over massacres during the partition of India. On 31 October 2005, she died due to a long-running illness in her house in Hauz Khaz. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Wiki/Biography Amrita Pritam was born Amrit Kaur [1] age 86 years; at the time of death) in Gujranwala, Punjab, British India. Her zodiac sign was Scorpio. She was born in Punjab, but after her mother’s death, she moved to Lahore with her father. Physical Appearance Height (approx.): 5′ 5″ Hair Colour: Grey Eye Colour: Black Family Parents & Siblings Amrita’s father’s name is Kartar Singh Hitkari, who was a poet. Her father knew the Braj Bhasha language, and he was a pracharak – a preacher of the Sikh faith. Her mother’s name is Raj Bibi, who was a teacher. Husband & Children Amrita got married to Pritam Singh, who was an editor in 1936 when she was sixteen years old. She was engaged to him since childhood. Amrita got divorced in 1960. They had a son, Navraj Kwatra and a daughter Kandlla. Her son was murdered in Elysee Colony, Borivilli, Mumbai. Amrita Pritam’s son After her divorce, in her poems, she started expressing how unhappy she was in her marriage. In an interview, she became more productive after her divorce and said, It is...

• Share On Facebook • Share On Twitter • Share On WhatsApp • shares There’s a certain class of writers that were born in the pre-independent, lived through the horrors of the partition, and survived long enough to write copiously about their eventful lives. Amrita Pritam belonged to that very class. Poignant yet realistic, her poems are especially heartfelt to read. Amrita Pritam lived a long life and was honoured with numerous awards, including the Padma Shri, the Padma Vibhushan and the Sahitya Akademi fellowship. She mostly wrote about the partition and the female experience; sometimes both these themes seemed to converge. With that, we bring you 18 Amrita Pritam quotes about life, love and sadness we’re sure you’ll love reading! 3. Love can sometimes imprint upon you. Umr ki kagaz pe tere ishq ne angutha laga diya. 4. If only love could satiate us. Tera milna aisa hota hai jaise koi hatheli par ek waqt ki roti rakh de. 5. Flowers are just guests inside the home that is the tree. Dharti ka dil dhadak raha hai, suna hai aaj tehniyon ke ghar phool mehmaan hue hain. 6. A moment with you is better than a lifetime without. Maine apni zindagi ki saari kadwahat pee li, Kyunki iss main tumhare ishq ki ek boond mili thi. 7. I do not have to worry about making you mine anymore. Changa hoya je tu paraayi hogayian, Muk gayi chinta tenu apnaan di 8. Kithe? Kis tarha? Pata nahi… 5 Absolutely Cringe-Worthy Dialogues from Adipurush. Brace yourself as we bring you these epic dialogues, ...

Translator’s Note: “Empty Space” by Amrita Pritam… | Poetry Magazine agenda angle-down angle-left angleRight arrow-down arrowRight bars calendar caret-down cart children highlight learningResources list mapMarker openBook p1 pin poetry-magazine print quoteLeft quoteRight slideshow tagAudio tagVideo teens trash-o Along with Mohan Singh (an acquaintance and near-contemporary), Amrita Pritam is widely credited with advancing Punjabi poetry out of a romantic-mystical mode and into a modern one where sex, politics, urbanity, and self-involvement are viable subjects. Pritam escaped from an orthodox (but very literary) Sikh background; born in 1919 and raised on what would become the Pakistani side of the Punjab, she was of a time and place in which Partition would eclipse the war and even independence as the formative historical event. The displacement and violence associated with Partition were concentrated in the region, and they occasioned her famous early poem “To Waris Shah,” a plea for peace invoking the spirit of her eighteenth-century predecessor. Pritam herself migrated from Lahore to India and settled in Delhi, where she had a career in radio. As a writer, she enjoyed great success in her time: on top of the poetry she published twenty-eight novels, a few of which were made into films, and many works of nonfiction. She was an active editor and maintained international literary friendships, notably in the Communist world, and was friends with Indira Gandhi. Most of Prit...

Amrita Pritam is a renowned poet, novelist and a lyricist who has written in Punjabi and Hindi. Expressive and brave, Pritam was born in Gujranwala, Pakistan on August 31, 1919. The fierce writer was beyond her time with her thoughts, on paper and in real life. Known for her notable work in Pinjar, she has more than a hundred books, Punjabi folk songs and beautiful poems to her credit which still manage to impress people this day. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary year of Amrita Pritam, we have penned down some of her most spellbinding books. 1. Pinjar Written by Pritam in 1950, the book revolves around a Hindu lass Puro, who is abducted by a Muslim. In Pinjar, Puro manages to free herself and runs back to her family from Rashid. Much to her shock, her parents refuse to accept the defiled girl. Written with the backdrop of India-Pakistan partition, this book is considered as one of the distinct literature by Pritam. In 2003, Pinjar was adapted into a Bollywood film with the same name. Moreover, the novel was translated in English by author Khushwant Singh and in French by Denis Matringe. 2. Raseedi Ticket Amrita Pritam’s celebrated autobiography, Raseedi Ticket revolves around the horrors of the Partition in 1947, which also bore her poem Vaaris Shah. The autobiography tells us how a writer should not be scared of criticism, no matter how hostile and belligerent the world becomes. Amrita takes you through the journey of the time between her intimacy with Sahir Ludhi...

New Delhi: Amrita Pritam, a name people from all spheres of life must have come across at some point in their life. The poetess, novelist and essayist, who wrote extensively in Punjabi and Hindi, introduced the conservative Indian society to the whims and fancies of a woman through her pen. She passed away battling a prolonged illness on October 31, 2005, leaving a huge cache of work behind her. However, just a year before that, she entrusted the seasoned journalist and writer-publisher Jyoti Sabharwal to take up the humongous task of translating her various genres of writing into English that they both had titled, "The Ninth Flower: Best of Amrita Pritam". More so, since Sabharwal had earlier transcreated Amrita's second autobiography, Shadows of Words, that was widely excerpted and critically acclaimed. Sabharwal, best known as a celebrity-writer, has co-authored the autobiographies and memoirs of Kapil Dev, Begum Akhtar, Vyjayantimala, Amrish Puri and Russi Mody, as also penned the biography of Dr Kapila Vatsyayan. A former consultant with Macmillan India, she's the founder-publisher of Stellar. In an interview with IANS, she talks about Amrita Pritam, her anthology, literature and future project in the same order. Excerpts from the interview: Tell us about the journey of "The Ninth Flower". What led you to translate such an extensive volume on Amrita Pritam? It all started with a phone call that I received one fine morning in 1999 from Amrita. She said: "Tu meri doosri...

Amrita Pritam was an Indian novelist and poet who is known for writing Punjabi and Hindi poets and novels. Her most famous poem was ‘Ajj aakhaan Waris Shah nu’ which was dedicated to Waris Shah, an 18th-century Punjabi poet. She wrote various poems and novels to express her pain over massacres during the partition of India. On 31 October 2005, she died due to a long-running illness in her house in Hauz Khaz. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Wiki/Biography Amrita Pritam was born Amrit Kaur [1] age 86 years; at the time of death) in Gujranwala, Punjab, British India. Her zodiac sign was Scorpio. She was born in Punjab, but after her mother’s death, she moved to Lahore with her father. Physical Appearance Height (approx.): 5′ 5″ Hair Colour: Grey Eye Colour: Black Family Parents & Siblings Amrita’s father’s name is Kartar Singh Hitkari, who was a poet. Her father knew the Braj Bhasha language, and he was a pracharak – a preacher of the Sikh faith. Her mother’s name is Raj Bibi, who was a teacher. Husband & Children Amrita got married to Pritam Singh, who was an editor in 1936 when she was sixteen years old. She was engaged to him since childhood. Amrita got divorced in 1960. They had a son, Navraj Kwatra and a daughter Kandlla. Her son was murdered in Elysee Colony, Borivilli, Mumbai. Amrita Pritam’s son After her divorce, in her poems, she started expressing how unhappy she was in her marriage. In an interview, she became more productive after her divorce and said, It is...

Translator’s Note: “Empty Space” by Amrita Pritam… | Poetry Magazine agenda angle-down angle-left angleRight arrow-down arrowRight bars calendar caret-down cart children highlight learningResources list mapMarker openBook p1 pin poetry-magazine print quoteLeft quoteRight slideshow tagAudio tagVideo teens trash-o Along with Mohan Singh (an acquaintance and near-contemporary), Amrita Pritam is widely credited with advancing Punjabi poetry out of a romantic-mystical mode and into a modern one where sex, politics, urbanity, and self-involvement are viable subjects. Pritam escaped from an orthodox (but very literary) Sikh background; born in 1919 and raised on what would become the Pakistani side of the Punjab, she was of a time and place in which Partition would eclipse the war and even independence as the formative historical event. The displacement and violence associated with Partition were concentrated in the region, and they occasioned her famous early poem “To Waris Shah,” a plea for peace invoking the spirit of her eighteenth-century predecessor. Pritam herself migrated from Lahore to India and settled in Delhi, where she had a career in radio. As a writer, she enjoyed great success in her time: on top of the poetry she published twenty-eight novels, a few of which were made into films, and many works of nonfiction. She was an active editor and maintained international literary friendships, notably in the Communist world, and was friends with Indira Gandhi. Most of Prit...

• Share On Facebook • Share On Twitter • Share On WhatsApp • • Pinterest • LinkedIn • Reddit • Gmail • • shares There’s a certain class of writers that were born in the pre-independent, lived through the horrors of the partition, and survived long enough to write copiously about their eventful lives. Amrita Pritam belonged to that very class. Poignant yet realistic, her poems are especially heartfelt to read. Amrita Pritam lived a long life and was honoured with numerous awards, including the Padma Shri, the Padma Vibhushan and the Sahitya Akademi fellowship. She mostly wrote about the partition and the female experience; sometimes both these themes seemed to converge. With that, we bring you 18 Amrita Pritam quotes about life, love and sadness we’re sure you’ll love reading! 3. Love can sometimes imprint upon you. Umr ki kagaz pe tere ishq ne angutha laga diya. 4. If only love could satiate us. Tera milna aisa hota hai jaise koi hatheli par ek waqt ki roti rakh de. 5. Flowers are just guests inside the home that is the tree. Dharti ka dil dhadak raha hai, suna hai aaj tehniyon ke ghar phool mehmaan hue hain. 6. A moment with you is better than a lifetime without. Maine apni zindagi ki saari kadwahat pee li, Kyunki iss main tumhare ishq ki ek boond mili thi. 7. I do not have to worry about making you mine anymore. Changa hoya je tu paraayi hogayian, Muk gayi chinta tenu apnaan di 8. Kithe? Kis tarha? Pata nahi… 5 Absolutely Cringe-Worthy Dialogues from Adipurush. Brace you...