Amrita Pritam date of birth:
August 31, 1919
How old was Amrita Pritam when died?
86
Where was Amrita Pritam born?
Gujranwala, British India
When did Amrita Pritam die?
October 31, 2005
What is Amrita Pritam nationality?
Indian
What is Amrita Pritam's occupation?
Novelist, poet, essayist
What genre is Amrita Pritam's work?
poetry, prose, autobiography
Short Biography
Amrita Pritam listen (31 August 1919 – 31 October 2005) was an Indian writer and poet, who wrote in Punjabi and Hindi. She is 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 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.