One of the most distinct voices in contemporary Indian literature, Amrita Pritam got the highest literary prize Bharatiya Jnanpeeth Award in 1981. She was the first women to receive the Sahitya Akademi Award for her poetry in 1955. Her most talked-about work, however, is her autobiography Raseedi Ticket (The revenue Stamp). In the realm of fiction, she made a mark with the publication of her classic Partition novel Pinjar (The Skeleton). There are numerous novels ...
