Today is the birthday of well known writer and poet Amrita Pritam. Shayni Foods celebrates her birthday with great enthusiasm. Amrita was born on 31 August 1919 in Gujranwala, Punjab (now in Pakistan). Her real name was Amrit Kaur. Her mother died when she was little. She wanted to write stories but her father forced her to write patriotic or devotional stories which she didn't like.
She became a writer at a very little age but, her father never knew that. She used to write poems and then tore them off so that her father don't see that (according to her autobiography, Rasidi Ticket). She has gained very much recognition in India and also abroad. She married Pritam Singh and had two kids. She left her husband in 1960. She has also said to have an unrequited affection for poet Sahir Ludhianvi, she has described it in her autobiography too. She had spent her last 40 years with painter Imroz who also designed many of her book covers. Amrita is popularly known for her book Pinjar, Rasidi Ticket and much more. She is a writer who can't be forgotten. She died in her sleep on 31 October 2005. It has said to be a peaceful death. Amrita Pritam will always be remembered as a notable writer, a powerful woman and of course for a beautiful heart. Thank you Amrita for giving us so many notable and beautiful works.
