An Analytical Study of Amrita Pritam as a Progressive Writer
Abstract
Amrita Pritam was born in Gujarawala-the western part of Punjab, which is presently in Pakistan, in 1919 in a Sikh family. She was a daughter of Sardar Kartarshinh Hitkari who was known as Nand Sadhu. He was also a religious poet and a scholar. Her mother Rajbibi was a teacher in school. She passed away when Amrita was just one and half year old. She remained the only child as her brother passed away in infancy. Since her early days of youth, she emerged as a sincere aspirant of literary world.
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