Amrita Pritam

Comprehensive information about poet Amrita Pritam including poetry, biographical information, quotes, literary works, and more. Amrita Pritam (31 August 1919 – 31 October 2005) was a Punjabi writer and poet, considered the first prominent woman Punjabi poet, novelist, and essayist, and the leading 20th-century poet of the Punjabi language, who is equally loved on both the sides of the India-Pakistan border. With a career spanning over six decades, she produced over 100 books, of poetry, fiction, biographies, essays, a collection of Punjabi folk songs and an autobiography that were translated into several Indian and foreign languages. This educational Amrita Pritam resource has information about the author's life, works, quotations, articles and essays, and more.