Amrita Pritam

Amrit Lehran

Poetry collection exploring love and spirituality

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Amrita Pritam
Amrita Pritam

Punjabi poet and novelist whose lament for Partition, Ajj Akhan Waris Shah Nu, is the most celebrated poem in modern Punjabi literature. She was the first woman to receive the Sahitya Akademi Award.

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