Amrita Pritam

Summary

Amrita Pritam is a human^[1]. She was born in Gujranwala^[2]. She was born on August 31, 1919^[3]. She died in Delhi^[4]. She died on October 31, 2005^[5]. She worked as a politician^[6], autobiographer^[7], poet^[8], writer^[9], and journalist^[10]. She ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,671 views/month, #6,740 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Amrita Pritam's place of birth was Gujranwala^[2].
• Amrita Pritam passed away in Delhi^[4].
• Amrita Pritam was born on August 31, 1919^[3].
• Amrita Pritam died on October 31, 2005^[5].
• Amrita Pritam held citizenship in British Raj^[12].
• Amrita Pritam held citizenship in Dominion of India^[13].
• Amrita Pritam held citizenship in India^[14].
• Amrita Pritam's professions included politician^[6].
• Amrita Pritam worked as an autobiographer^[7].
• Amrita Pritam worked as a poet^[8].
• Amrita Pritam's professions included writer^[9].
• Amrita Pritam's professions included journalist^[10].
• Amrita Pritam worked as a novelist^[15].
• Amrita Pritam held the position of member of Rajya Sabha^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Amrita Pritam is Pinjar^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Amrita Pritam is Sunehure^[18].
• Amrita Pritam received the Officer of Arts and Letters^[19].
• Amrita Pritam received the Padma Vibhushan in literature & education^[20].
• Amrita Pritam received the Padma Shri in literature and education^[21].
• Amrita Pritam received the Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi^[22].
• Amrita Pritam received the Jnanpith Award^[23].
• Amrita Pritam received the Punjab Rattan Award^[24].
• Amrita Pritam is recorded as female^[25].
• Amrita Pritam's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Amrita Pritam is associated with the Romanticism movement^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: IN^[29]

• Began / founded: 1919-08-31^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2005-10-31^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 9768598a-4ba9-419e-ba4f-c3cc3fe8ae42^[32]

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Origins and Family

Amrita Pritam was born in Gujranwala^[2]. She was born on August 31, 1919^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician^[6], autobiographer^[7], poet^[8], writer^[9], journalist^[10], and novelist^[15]. Amrita Pritam held the position of member of Rajya Sabha^[16].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Pinjar^[17], a literary work^[33] and Sunehure^[18].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of Arts and Letters^[19], a grade of an order^[34], in France^[35]; Padma Vibhushan in literature & education^[20], an award^[36], in India^[37]; Padma Shri in literature and education^[21]; Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi^[22], a literary award^[38], in India^[39]; Jnanpith Award^[23], an award^[40], in India^[41], founded in 1961^[42]; and Punjab Rattan Award^[24], an award^[43], in India^[44].

Death and Burial

Amrita Pritam died on October 31, 2005^[5]. She passed away in Delhi^[4].

Why It Matters

Amrita Pritam ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,671 views/month, #6,740 of 1,000,298).^[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Works attributed to her include Pinjar^[47], a literary work^[48].

FAQs

Where was Amrita Pritam born?

Amrita Pritam was born in Gujranwala^[2].

Where did Amrita Pritam die?

Amrita Pritam passed away in Delhi^[4].

What did Amrita Pritam do for work?

Amrita Pritam worked as politician^[6], autobiographer^[7], poet^[8], writer^[9], and journalist^[10].

What awards did Amrita Pritam receive?

Honors received include Officer of Arts and Letters^[19], Padma Vibhushan in literature & education^[20], Padma Shri in literature and education^[21], and Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi^[22].