Voice of the Punjabis: Amrita Pritam’s death on October 31 after a prolonged illness was mourned in India and Pakistan. She is said to have chronicled the pain of partition in 1947 very movingly and passionately.
Her best-known poem was written during the Partition. It`s addressed to the great 18th-century Sufi poet Waris Shah, lamenting the massacres and calling on him to speak out from inside his grave.
Regarded as the leading 20th-century poet of Punjabi language, her verses are sung and recited in cities and villages across borders. Pritam has published more than 75 books, including 24 novels, 15 collections of short stories, 23 volumes of poetry, two biographies and a number of other works of prose.
Her best-known poem was written during the Partition. It`s addressed to the great 18th-century Sufi poet Waris Shah, lamenting the massacres and calling on him to speak out from inside his grave.
Regarded as the leading 20th-century poet of Punjabi language, her verses are sung and recited in cities and villages across borders. Pritam has published more than 75 books, including 24 novels, 15 collections of short stories, 23 volumes of poetry, two biographies and a number of other works of prose.
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