World Poetry Day on March 21 highlights the enduring relevance of poetry, as celebrated poet Gulzar emphasizes its cultural ...

The world of art and literature mourns the loss of renowned artist Imroz, who passed away at the age of 97 on December 22, 2023, i.e., Friday at his residence in Mumbai’s Kandivali. Known as the ...

The death anniversary of the high priestess of love, Amrita Pritam (1919-2005), falls on October 31. My deliberations draw on her dream sequences which, neatly poised to launch ‘the soul’s worship’, ...

Outside, a mare neighed. Guleri recognised the neighing and ran out of the house. The mare was from her parents’ village. She put her head against its neck as if it were the door of her father’s house ...

In the pre-partition era, a fierce woman writer rose to fame with her witty and profound literature, to challenge the order that existed. SHUBHANGI SINGH explores the story of the rebellious Punjabi ...

Geetika Tyagi was introduced to poet and novelist Amrita Pritam’s works at an early age, thanks to her parents and grandmother. Today, as she portrays the poet in the play, Ek Mulaqat — based on the ...

Punjab’s own Amrita Pritam took Punjabi, the language she wrote in, to new places with ease and finesse. A poet’s poet, she published her first collection of poems at the age of 13 and went on to pen ...

The Lahore Arts Council paid homage to renowned Punjabi writer Amrita Pritam in the latest edition of its series to introduce the younger generation to the legacy of literary legends. Scholar Dr ...

Poet and author Amrita Pritam’s work, as well as her personal life, always garnered attention. Apart from winning the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1956, her work in Punjabi and Hindi literature was ...