Amrita Pritam
Amrita Pritam; listen ; 31 August 1919 – 31 October 2005) was an Indian novelist, essayist and poet, who wrote in Punjabi and Hindi. She is considered the first prominent female Punjabi poet, novelist, 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 all translated into several Indian and foreign languages.
You can find people similar to Amrita Pritam by visiting our lists Indian women autobiographers and Women members of the Rajya Sabha.
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| Date of birth | 31 August 1919
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| Place of birth | Gujranwala, British India
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| Date of death | 31 October 2005
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| Place of death | Delhi, India
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Amrita Pritam is known for her role in the film Pinjar (2003) as lyricist.
She is also known for her role in the film Train to Pakistan (1998) as lyrics.
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