Amrita Pritam
Amrita Pritam (1919-2005) was a Punjabi poet and novelist who recorded the trauma of Partition in her best-know poem, “I Call upon Varis Shah Today.” Denis Matringe’s French translation of her novel, The Skeleton, was awarded the La Route des Indes Literary Prize (2005). Among her other honors were the Jnanpith award (1981) and the Padma Vibushan (2005).
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Audio & Podcasts
Poem of the Day Poem of the Day Poem of the Day The Poetry Magazine Podcast-
Fruit Don’t Fall Far
Translations of Bertolt Brecht, Amrita Pritam, Edith Södergran, and Eugénio de Andrade.
Poet Categorization
POET’S REGION Asia, South
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