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Roundabout: When literature becomes balm for women who love too much
Memories have a strange habit of turning up on cold winter nights tucked in a quilt; this time, it is a conversation in a women’s room, sitting with poets Amrita Pritam and Fahmida Riaz, that comes back to mind
Updated on Jan 14, 2024 07:46 AM IST
Nirupama Dutt
Amrita Pritam’s partner Imroz passes away at 97
Obituary: World of Punjabi letters mourns death of artist Imroz (Jan 26, 1926 - Dec 22, 2023) in Mumbai on Friday
Published on Dec 22, 2023 03:37 PM IST
Nirupama Dutt
Essay: Revisiting Pinjar in time for Amrita Pritam’s 104th birth anniversary
Millions lost their homes and became refugees during the Partition and female bodies became battlegrounds. So where does a woman belong, asks Amrita Pritam
Updated on Aug 25, 2023 10:00 PM IST
Sharmistha Jha
Roundabout: I will meet you yet again!
Punjab's Amrita Pritam, the first woman writer across all Indian languages to win the Sahitya Akademi Award, is celebrated in a new book titled "Amrita Pritam: The Writer Provocateur." The book, edited by Hina Nandrajog and the late Prem Kumari Srivastava, explores her influential writings and the challenges she faced as a woman in a patriarchal society. It includes select poems, fiction excerpts, and articles by scholars, offering fresh insights into her work. The book also features a conversation with actor Deepti Naval, who played Pritam in a play called "Ek Mulaqat."
Updated on Jul 30, 2023 03:13 PM IST
Nirupama Dutt