Jnanpith Award
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (1981) Winner
Amrita Pritam
アムリタ・プリタム
Amurita Puritamu
Aliases:
Amrit Kaur
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1919-08-31 （Gujranwala）
- Died
- 2005-10-31 （Delhi） age 86
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Punjabi, Hindi
- Religion
- Sikhism
- Residence History
- Gujranwala (birthplace) → Lahore (until 1947) → Delhi (from 1947)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Poet, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1936-2005
- Affiliations
- Radio station (Lahore), All India Radio (Punjabi service, until 1961), Nagmani (editor), Rajya Sabha (1986-1992)
- Influenced By
- Waris Shah
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Sunehade | パンジャブ語詩集 | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1969 | Padma Shri | — | — | Government of India | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Jnanpith Award | Kagaz Te Canvas | — | Bharatiya Jnanpith | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Padma Vibhushan | — | — | Government of India | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Sahitya Akademi Fellowship | — | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
Sahitya Akademi Award
1956
Work:
Sunehade
Category:
パンジャブ語詩集
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Padma Shri
1969
Organization:
Government of India
Result:
受賞
Jnanpith Award
1982
Work:
Kagaz Te Canvas
Organization:
Bharatiya Jnanpith
Result:
受賞
Padma Vibhushan
2004
Organization:
Government of India
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
2004
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Pinjar
1950 NovelA novel depicting violence during the Partition of India, featuring Puro as a symbol of women's suffering.
Partition of IndiaViolence against womenLoss of humanity
Adaptations
- [Film] Pinjar / Chandra Prakash Dwivedi (2003)
Ajj aakhaan Waris Shah nu
1947 PoemAn elegy to Waris Shah lamenting the massacres during Partition.
Partition of IndiaMassacresAnguish
Sunehade
1955 Poetry collectionPoetry collection that won the Sahitya Akademi Award.
Social issuesWar
Bibliography
- Amrit Lehran (1936)
- Pinjar (1950)
- Sunehade (1955)
- Kagaz Te Canvas (1981)
Adaptations
- Pinjar (film, 2003)
Translations of Works
- Black Rose (English)
- Rasidi Ticket (English)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Romantic-ProgressiveFeminist undertones
- Recurring Motifs
- Partition of IndiaWomenDreams
Health
-
Prolonged illness晩年Died in 2005
Legacy
Pioneering Punjabi writer, first woman to win Sahitya Akademi Award for Punjabi. Authored over 100 books translated into many languages.
In Popular Culture
- Google Doodle (2019, centenary)
- 'Amrita recited by Gulzar' album (2007)
Trivia
- First woman to win Sahitya Akademi Award for Punjabi
- Google honored her with a Doodle on her 100th birth anniversary