Nirupama Dutt

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Nirupama Dutt
Born1955
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Poet, journalist and translator

Nirupama Dutt (born 1955) is an Indian poet, journalist and translator.[1] She writes poems in Punjabi, and translates them into English herself.

A senior journalist with forty years of experience, she has worked with leading Indian newspapers and journals. Her biography of

SAARC
(South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) poetry entitled Our Voices.

She has translated the short poems of Gulzar in a volume titled 'Pluto' and 'Stories of the Soil' is her translation of 41 Punjabi stories into English. She has also edited a book of fiction by Pakistani women writers called Half the Sky[3] and one of resistance literature of Pakistan called 'Children of the Night'.

As a journalist, Dutt has taken a strong

communalist violence. She has written on issues ranging from terrorism in Punjab, the November 1984 massacre of the Sikhs, the Babri Masjid demolition and the Gujarat carnage.[4]
Nirupama's poetry has been featured on the Poetry Web International.

She is convener of a women's study group called Hamshira.[5] She lives and writes in Chandigarh.

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Nirupama Dutt". Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ^ Kulkarni, Dhaval (28 February 2016). "Book Review: The Ballad of Bant Singh- A Qissa of Courage". DNA India. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. ^ Jolly, Asit (10 February 2005). "Pakistan women authors honoured". BBC News. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
  4. ^ "Nirupama Dutt (poet) - India - Poetry International". www.poetryinternational.org. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Love will keep us alive - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi honours artists". The Tribune. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  7. ISBN 9781642494242
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