Amrita Pritam books ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਾ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ
Amrita Pritam (1919 to 2005) wrote Pinjar, the autobiography Rasidi Ticket, and the Partition poem Ajj Aakhaan Waris Shah Nu. She was the first woman to win the Sahitya Akademi Award, in 1956. Kitab Hut has 18 of her books in stock.
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Amrita Pritam books in stock
- Amrita Pritam (ਅਮ੍ਰਿਤਾ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ BOOKS SET), Amrita Pritam — ₹650
- Main Tanu Phier Milangi (ਮੈੰ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਫੇਰ ਮਿਲਾਂਗੀ), Amrita Pritam — ₹160
- Uh Aadmi, Amrita Pritam — ₹140
- Kagaz Te Canvas Ton Pehlan, Amrita Pritam — ₹240
- Rasidi Ticket, Amrita Pritam — ₹200
- Thari Vikat Nagaria, Amrita Pritam — ₹130
- Rang da patta te sagar sippian, Amrita Pritam — ₹190
- Ashik Bhaur Faqir Te Nag Kale (ਆਸ਼ਿਕ ਭੌਰ ਫਕੀਰ ਤੇ ਨਾਗ ਕਾਲੇ), Amrita Pritam — ₹340
- Pakki Haveli Jal Avatan Te Nanda, Amrita Pritam — ₹240
- Mitti Di Zaat (ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦੀ ਜ਼ਾਤ), Amrita Pritam — ₹290
- darvesh di mehndi (ਦਰਵੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਦੀ ਮਹਿੰਦੀ), Amrita Pritam — ₹340
- App Bitiyan, Amrita Pritam — ₹190
- Mauli Te Mehandi (ਮੌਲੀ ਤੇ ਮਹਿਦੀ), Amrita Pritam — ₹270
- Uh Aurat (ਉਹ ਔਰਤ), Amrita Pritam — ₹170
- Bure Sialan De Mamle (ਬੁਰੇ ਸਿਆਲਾਂ ਦੇ ਮਾਮਲੇ), Amrita Pritam — ₹110
- Sunehre, Amrita Pritam — ₹80
- Pinjar (ਪਿੰਜਰ), Amrita Pritam — ₹130
- Main Tenu Phier Milangi (ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਫੇਰ ਮਿਲਾਂਗੀ), Amrita Pritam — ₹240
About Amrita Pritam
Born in Gujranwala, she crossed to India at Partition and spent most of her life in Delhi. She wrote poetry, novels, short stories and memoir, in Punjabi and in Hindi. The Sahitya Akademi Award came for the poetry collection Sunehade; the Jnanpith, India's highest literary award, came for Kagaz Te Canvas.
Where to start
Pinjar if you want a novel: Puro is abducted before Partition and, when the border comes, refuses the rescue that would take her back. Rasidi Ticket if you want the woman herself. Both are short.
- Pinjar — ₹130
- Rasidi Ticket — ₹200
- Main Tenu Pher Milangi — ₹240
Amrita Pritam: where to start — a reading guide.
Questions readers ask
What is Amrita Pritam's most famous book?
Pinjar, a novel of Partition, is the best known, largely because of the 2003 film. Her autobiography Rasidi Ticket is read almost as widely.
Did Amrita Pritam write in Punjabi or Hindi?
Both. She wrote first in Punjabi, and much of her work also appeared in Hindi. The editions on this page are Punjabi, printed in Gurmukhi.