1919
Amrita Pritam, Indian poet and author (died 2005)
Amrita Pritam, Indian poet and author (died 2005)
Amrita Pritam, Indian poet and author (died 2005)
Amrita Pritam
Indian writer (1919–2005)
- Born
- 1919
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.