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Amrita Pritam ([Əੰm੍ɾਿt̪ਾ p੍ɾੀt̪m] ⓘ; 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. Her body of work comprised over 100 books of poetry, fiction, biographies, essays, a collection of Punjabi folk songs and an autobiography that were all translated into several Indian and foreign languages.[2][3]
Pritam is best remembered for her poignant poem,
When
Pritam's
Biography
Background
Amrita Pritam was born as Amrit Kaur in 1919 in Gujranwala,
Though she began her journey as a romantic poet, she soon shifted gears,
Partition of India
One million people,
Amrita Pritam worked until 1961 in the Punjabi service of All India Radio, Delhi. After her divorce in 1960, her work became more feminist. Many of her stories and poems drew on the unhappy experience of her marriage. A number of her works have been translated into English, French, Danish, Japanese, Mandarin, and other languages from Punjabi and Urdu, including her autobiographical works Black Rose and Rasidi Ticket (Revenue Stamp).[citation needed]
The first of Amrita Pritam's books to be filmed was Dharti Sagar te Sippiyan, as Kadambari (1975), followed by Unah Di Kahani, as Daaku (
She edited
Awards and honors
Amrita was the first recipient of
She also received the international
Personal life
In 1935, Amrita married Pritam Singh, son of a hosiery merchant of Lahore's Anarkali bazaar. They had two children together, a son and a daughter. She had an unrequited affection for poet Sahir Ludhianvi. The story of this love is depicted in her autobiography, Rasidi Ticket (Revenue Stamp). When another woman, singer Sudha Malhotra came into Sahir's life, Amrita found solace in the companionship of the artist and writer Inderjeet Imroz. She spent the last forty years of her life with Imroz, who also designed most of her book covers and made her the subject of his several paintings. Their life together is also the subject of a book, Amrita Imroz: A Love Story.[23][24]
She died in her sleep on 31 October 2005 at the age of 86 in New Delhi, after a long illness.[25] She was survived by her partner Imroz, daughter Kandlla, son Navraj Kwatra, daughter-in-law Alka, and her grandchildren, Kartik, Noor, Aman and Shilpi. Navraj Kwatra was found murdered in his Borivali apartment in 2012.[26] Three men were accused of the murder[27] but were acquitted due to lack of evidence.[28]
Legacy
In 2007, an audio album titled, 'Amrita recited by Gulzar' was released by noted lyricist
Bibliography
- Novels
- Pinjar
- Doctor Dev
- Kore Kagaz, Unchas Din
- Dharti, Sagar aur Seepian
- Rang ka Patta
- Dilli ki Galiyan
- Terahwan Suraj
- Yaatri
- Jilavatan (1968)
- Hardatt Ka Zindaginama
- Autobiographies
- Black Rose (1968)
- Rasidi Ticket (1976)
- Shadows of Words (2004)
Short stories
- Kahaniyan jo Kahaniyan Nahi
- Kahaniyon ke Angan mein
- Stench of Kerosene
- Poetry anthologies
- Amrit Lehran (Immortal Waves)(1936)
- Jiunda Jiwan (The Exuberant Life) (1939)
- Trel Dhote Phul (1942)
- O Gitan Valia (1942)
- Badlam De Laali (1943)
- Sanjh de laali (1943)
- Lok Peera (The People's Anguish) (1944)
- Pathar Geetey (The Pebbles) (1946)
- Punjab Di Aawaaz (1952)
- Sunehade (Messages) (1955) – Sahitya Akademi Award
- Ashoka Cheti (1957)
- Kasturi (1957)
- Nagmani (1964)
- Ik Si Anita (1964)
- Chak Nambar Chatti (1964)
- Uninja Din (49 Days) (1979)
- Kagaz Te Kanvas (1981)- Bhartiya Jnanpith
- Chuni Huyee Kavitayen
- Ek Baat
- Literary journals
- Nagmani, poetry monthly
See also
References
- ^ a b c Amrita Pritam, The Black Rose by Vijay Kumar Sunwani, Language in India, Volume 5: 12 December 2005.
- ^ a b c Amrita Pritam – Obituary The Guardian, 4 November 2005.
- ^ Amrita Pritam: A great wordsmith in Punjab’s literary history Archived 19 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine Daily Times (Pakistan), 14 November 2005.
- The Tribune, 5 November 2005.
- IMDb
- ^ ISBN 81-7201-324-8.945–947.
- ^ Sahitya Akademi fellowship for Amrita Pritam, Anantha Murthy The Hindu, 5 October 2004.
- ^ "A Hundred Years of Amrita Pritam". The Wire. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ ISBN 1-55861-029-4. Page 160-163.
- ISBN 0-313-28778-3.Page 253-254.
- ^ "The Sikh Times - Biographies - Amrita Pritam: Queen of Punjabi Literature". Sikhtimes.com.
- ^ Amrita Pritam – Obituary The Independent, 2 November 2005.
- ^ Editorial Archived 13 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine Daily Times (Pakistan), 2 November 2005.
- ^ An alternative voice of history Monica Datta, The Hindu, 4 December 2005.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 May 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2007.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "The Sikh Times - News and Analysis - Amrita Pritam's Novel to Be Rendered on Film". Sikhtimes.com.
- ^ "Amrita Pritam/अमृता प्रीतम". Pustak.org. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ A tribute to Amrita Pritam by Osho lovers Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Sw. Chaitanya Keerti, sannyasworld.com.
- ^ Visions of Divinity – Amrita Pritam Archived 27 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine Life Positive, April 1996.
- ^ Amrita Pritam Biography Archived 5 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine Chowk, 15 May 2005.
- Jnanpith Website. Archived from the originalon 13 October 2007.
- ^ "Amrita Pritam". Archived from the original on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
- ^ Amrita Preetam Imroz : A love Story of a Poet and a Painter Archived 8 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine Passionforcinema.com, 8 August 2008.
- The Tribune, 5 November 2006.
- ^ "Indian writer Amrita Pritam dies". BBC News. 31 October 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Author Amrita Pritam's son found murdered in his Borivali apartment". Archived from the original on 19 September 2012.
- ^ http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/police-cracks-amrita-pritam-sons-murder-arrests-female-assistant-boyfriend/1005465 Police cracks Amrita Pritam son's murder, arrests female assistant, boyfriend/
- ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/sessions-court-in-mumbai-acquits-3-in-2012-murder-case-of-amrita-pritam-s-son/story-vGaIxKfZJoUjGHX6DQ99WJ.html Archived 31 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine Sessions court in Mumbai acquits 3 in 2012 murder case of Amrita Pritam’s son
- ^ 'Amrita recited by Gulzar' Archived 5 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Gulzaronline.com.
- ^ Gulzar recites for Amrita Pritam The Times of India, 7 May 2007.
- ^ Movie on Amrita Pritam to be shot in Himachal Archived 9 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Realbollywood.com.
- ^ "Amrita Pritam's 100th Birthday". Google.com. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Google celebrates 100th birth anniversary of Punjabi poet, author Amrita Pritam with a doodle". The Times of India. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
Further reading
- Amrita Pritam Di Kav-Kala (Punjabi- Sikh Publishing House Ltd.; pages 258; Pub: October 1954)
- Amrita Work in Shahmukhi NAVEEN RUT____Index ACADEMY OF PUNJAB IN NORTH AMERICA
- Uma Trilok, Amrita Imroz: A Love Story, Penguin India (2006) ISBN 0-14-310044-0
- Indra Gupta, India’s 50 Most Illustrious Women ISBN 81-88086-19-3
- Indian Fiction in English Translation – Chapt 4: Comments on Amrita Pritam's Magnum Opus: The Skeleton (Jagdev Singh), by Shubha Tiwari. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors, 2005. ISBN 81-269-0450-X. Page 28-35
- Studies in Punjabi Poetry. Chapt. 9- Amrita Pritam: The Poetry of Protest, by Darshan Singh Maini. Vikas Pub., 1979. ISBN 0-7069-0709-4. Page 109.
- 1st chapter of Revenue Stamp by Amrita Pritam
- "The Cellar" by Amrita Pritam
- “Sahiban in Exile” by Amrita Pritam
- "The Weed" by Amrita Pritam
- "Wild Flower" by Amrita Pritam
- Main Tenu Phir Milangi, (I will meet you yet again) Translation
External links
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- Amrita Pritam at Gadya Kosh (her prose work in Devanagari script)
- Amrita Pritam and her Works at South Asian Women's Network (Sawnet)
- Amrita Pritam 1919-2005-a tribute by Raza Rumi
- Amrita Pritam talking about Partition and violence against women
- Poems by Amrita Pritam at Kavitayan (Archived 2009-10-25)
- Amrita Pritam | Kavishala Sootradhar
- Video links