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Literature portal This category is for women writers (poets, novelists, screenplay writers, playwrights, journalists, etc.) who live or have lived in Punjab, India . See also: Category:Women writers from Punjab, Pakistan
Amrita Pritam ([əm.mɾɪt̪ɑː pɾiːt̪əm] ⓘ; 31 August 1919 – 31 October 2005) was an Indian novelist, essayist and poet, who wrote in Punjabi and Hindi. [1] A prominent figure in Punjabi literature, she is the recipient of the 1956 Sahitya Akademi Award.
She has written novels and short stories in the Punjabi language on social-realist themes such as the experience of women in relationships and their position in society. [1] She received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1985, [ 1 ] the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2006, [ 2 ] and the Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar award in 2019. [ 3 ]
Punjabi literature had an early claim to the compositions of Baba Farid in the 13th century as an example, predating the development of Hindi literature by several centuries. [2] Lala Lajpat Rai objected to the contemporary Khalsa Party's development of Punjabi literature, claiming it was an objectionable "mixture" ( khichṛī ) that borrowed ...
Pinjar (Punjabi: ਪਿੰਜਰ; English/Translation: The Skeleton) is a 1950 Punjabi-language novel written by notable Indian poet and novelist Amrita Pritam.In 2009, Pinjar was translated by Khushwant Singh in English. The novel depicts the conditions and nature of the Indian society during the partition of India in 1947.
Poets of Punjabi language (Shahmukhi: پنجاب دے شاعر, Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਕਵੀ). This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Shardha Ram Phillauri (September 1837 [2] – 24 June 1881) was an Indian writer, poet and social reformer, known for his contributions to Hindi and Punjabi literature.He is best known for his Hindu religious hymn Om Jai Jagdish Hare and Bhagyawati, one of the first novels in Hindi.
Mirza and Sahiban under the tree. Mirza Sahiban [a] (Punjabi: [mɪɾzaː saːɦɪbãː]) is a traditional Punjabi tragedy originally written by the 17th-century poet Pilu.Set in a village in Jhang, the tragedy follows the romance between two youths, belonging to chieftain families of their respective clans, their elopement and eventual demise.