New Delhi: Google has honoured Amrita Pritam on her 100th birth anniversary with a cool doodle that references 'Kala Gulab' (Black Rose) the scintillating autobiography of the most prominent woman Punjabi author and poet.
One of the history's foremost female Punjabi writers, Pritam was born in Gujranwala, British India, 100 years ago today, and published her first collection of verse at age 16.
She is most remembered for "Ajj Aakhaan Waris Shah Nu," her poem lamenting the traumatic 1947 partition of India and Pakistan. The work's title translates as "I call upon Waris Shah today," referring to the 18th-century Sufi poet Waris Shah.
Amongst her 28 novels published novels ,Pinjar is considered to be the best literature in the backdrop of history which was later adapted into a movie.
'Kala Gulab' (Black Rose), referenced in the Doodle art, reveals many details of her personal life, allowing other women to speak more openly about their experiences with love and marriage.
In the doodle, Pritam is seen dressed in a salwar suit seated cross-legged and writing."Known for her mastery of the Punjabi language, Pritam lived in Pakistan after Partition, but also wrote many works in Hindi and Urdu, as her work was admired on both sides of the border," Google said.
Apart from writing,Pritam also worked for All-India Radio and edited the literary journal Nagmani. In 1986, she was nominated to Rajya Sabha, the Indian parliament.
In her six-decade-long career,she received many prestigious awards including the Bharatiya Jnanpith in 1981 and the Padma Vibushan, in 2005.In the same a French translation of her novel, The Skeleton, was awarded the La Route des Indes Literary Prize.
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