Amrita Pritam (August 31, 1919 – October 31, 2005) (Punjabi: ਅਮ੍ਰਿਤਾ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ, Hindi: अमृता प्रीतम) was a Punjabi poet and writer who migrated to India 1947, when the former British India was partitioned into India and Pakistan. August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of August. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Punjabi (also Panjabi; in GurmukhÄ«, PanjābÄ« in ShāhmukhÄ«) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ... Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ... Punjabi (also Panjabi; in GurmukhÄ«, PanjābÄ« in ShāhmukhÄ«) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ...

She was born in 1919 into a Sikh family in Gujranwala, presently in Pakistan, the only child of a school teacher and a poet. Her mother died when she was eleven and she was saddled with adult responsibilities early on. She began to write at an early age, and her first collection was published when she was only sixteen years old, the year she married an editor to whom she was engaged in early childhood. A Sikh man wearing a turban A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism, a religious faith originating in the Punjab. ... Gujranwala is a city in Punjab, Pakistan with a population of 3. ...

She was very sad when some one million Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs were brutally killed in communal violence that followed the partition in 1947. She wrote extensively about that human dilemma. At the time of the partition she moved to New Delhi, where she began to write in Hindi as opposed to Punjabi, her mother tongue. She worked until 1961 for All India Radio. She was divorced in 1960, and following that her work became more explicitly feminist, drawing on her unhappy marriage in many of her stories and poems. A number of her works have been translated into English, including her autobiographical works Black Rose and Revenue Stamp (Raseedi Tikkat in Punjabi). A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) (sometimes also spelled Moslem) is an adherent of Islam. ... A Hindu (archaic Hindoo) is an adherent of philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural system of India (Bharat), Nepal, and the island of Bali. ... The Humayuns Tomb, situated in New Delhi, has an architectural design similar to the Taj Mahal. ... Hindi (हिन्दी hindī) an Indo-European language spoken mainly in North, Central, and Western India, is the National language of India. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... // Overview All India Radio (AIR for short) is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India), an autonomous corporation of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Her novel Pinjar was made in to a Hindi movie. She was a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan award. Legendary Movie Poster Bollywood is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based film industry in India. ... The Padma Vibhushan is Indias second highest civilian honour. ...

Amrita Pritam spent the final years of her life with a renowned artist, Imroz. She passed away on 31st October 2005 at the age of 86, after a long illness.

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Further reading

India’s 50 Most Illustrious Women (ISBN 8188086193) by Indra Gupta