novelist, poet, and essayist (in Hindi and Punjabi languages) (1919–2005)

Amrita Pritam

1919–2005, born Gujranwala, writes in Hindi, Punjabi, English, writer, novelist, poet, autobiographer, journalist

Amrita Pritam was an Indian novelist, essayist and poet, who wrote in Punjabi and Hindi. 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.

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