My favourite poetess is Amrita Pritam.
She’s no more now.
She died at the age of 86 on 31st October 2005.
She was a charismatic personality.
She was very beautiful with almond-shaped eyes, fine features and a fair complexion.
She began composing poetry in her teens.
Amrita’s father was a man of letters and encouraged Amrita to read and write. She published her first book of poems when she was just fourteen.
After the Partition in 1947, Delhi became her home.
Her talent blossomed in the capital of independent India, and writing in Punjabi, her mother tongue, she was to take the language places.
Her poem Aaj Aakhaan Waris Shah Noo made her reach the pinnacles of fame. She often wrote on the condition of Indian women and her writings reflected their neglect and suppression in Indian society.
She has to her credit 15 novels, numerous short stories and poems.
She witnessed the partition of India and portrayed it in her works.
Her works have been widely translated.
She has received many awards, including India's highest literary award, Jnanpith, in 1981.
Films have been made on two of her novels – Daaku and Pinjar ( skeleton)
Her other famous novels are
Raseedi Ticket (HINDI) The Revenue Stamp - An Autobiography
Her other famous poems are
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