Amrita Pritam: Punjabi Poet, Novelist and Jnanpith Award Winner
Amrita Pritam (1919-2005) wrote the Partition lament "Ajj Aakhaan Waris Shah Nu" and the novel Pinjar, and received the Jnanpith Award and…
Amrita Pritam (1919-2005) wrote the Partition lament "Ajj Aakhaan Waris Shah Nu" and the novel Pinjar, and received the Jnanpith Award and…
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