Amrita Pritam - Wikipedia
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Pritam is best remembered for her poignant poem, Ajj aakhaan Waris Shah nu (Today I invoke Waris Shah – "Ode to Waris Shah"), an elegy to the 18th-century Punjabi poet, an expression of her anguish over massacres during the partition of India. As a novelist, her most noted work was Pinjar ("The Skeleton", 1950), in which she created her memorable character, Puro, an epitome of violence against women, loss of humanity and ultimate surrender to existential fate; the novel was made into an award-winning film, Pinjar (2003).[4][5]
In 1935, Amrita married Pritam Singh, son of a hosiery merchant of Lahore's Anarkali bazaar.[citation needed] They had two children together, a son and a daughter. In 1960, Amrita Pritam left her husband.[citation needed] She is also said to have had an unrequited affection for poet Sahir Ludhianvi.[22]
Abdul Hayee (8 March 1921 – 25 October 1980), popularly known by his pen name (takhallus) Sahir Ludhianvi, was an Indian poet and film song lyricist who wrote primarily in Urdu in addition to Hindi.[1] He is regarded one of the greatest and revolutionary film lyricist and poet of the 20th century India.[2]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahir_Ludhianvi
The Progressive Writers' Association or the Progressive Writers' Movement of India or Anjuman Tarraqi Pasand Mussanafin-e-Hind (Urdu: انجمن ترقی پسند مصنفینِ ہند) or Akhil Bhartiya Pragatishil Lekhak Sangh (Hindi: अखिल भारतीय प्रगतिशील लेखक संघ) was a progressive literary movement in pre-partition British India. Some branches of this writers' group existed around the world besides in India and Pakistan.[1]
These groups were anti-imperialistic and left-oriented, and sought to inspire people through their writings advocating equality among all humans and attacking social injustice and backwardness in the society.[2]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Writers%27_Movement
Salma Siddiqui (18 June 1931 – 13 February 2017) was an Indian novelist in the Urdu language and a prominent member of the Progressive Writers' Movement.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salma_Siddiqui
