Published ArticlesAmrita Pritam: ‘I Wanted to Write at All Costs, and I Did’ (Mint Lounge) August 30, 2020 Written by 0 Ahead of Amrita Pritam’s 101st birth anniversary, a close friend of her girlhood shares with Lounge an unpublished interview conducted for a school magazine.Celebrated poet and novelist Amrita Pritam is one of the most recognized Punjabi authors of the 20th century. Although she has more than 100 books to her credit, she is best known for her novel Pinjar. Amrita Pritam wrote in Punjabi and Hindi, but her works have been translated into many languages, including Danish, Japanese, French and Mandarin.This interview was conducted in Hindi and Urdu by my grandmother’s sister, Mukti Verma, who is 85 years old today. Her writer husband and she were friends with Amrita Pritam and growing up, I often heard the names of Amrita and Imroz at their home in Delhi.Read MoreFurther Reading... Why Darjeeling Isn’t Everyone’s Cup of Tea (Condé Nast Traveller) May 17, 2022 Elizabeth Gilbert and the Art of Living (HT Brunch) April 11, 2022 The Goodness that is Gulmarg (CNT) March 17, 2016 Previous PostThe Curse of the Stiletto. Should Women Be Liberating Themselves From High Heels? Next PostQuestions from The Pioneer
