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Traversing through the myth and reality of Heera Mandi
The courtesan movies never fail and so it is with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s latest venture which is drawing applause at home and some wrath in the neighbouring country. The writer recalls her own visit to Heera Mandi in 2004 which brought her face-to-face with poignant stories of the world’s oldest profession
Updated on May 19, 2024 07:10 AM IST
Nirupama Dutt
Roundabout: When literature becomes balm for women who love too much
Memories have a strange habit of turning up on cold winter nights tucked in a quilt; this time, it is a conversation in a women’s room, sitting with poets Amrita Pritam and Fahmida Riaz, that comes back to mind
Updated on Jan 14, 2024 07:46 AM IST
Nirupama Dutt
Amrita Pritam’s partner Imroz passes away at 97
Obituary: World of Punjabi letters mourns death of artist Imroz (Jan 26, 1926 - Dec 22, 2023) in Mumbai on Friday
Published on Dec 22, 2023 03:37 PM IST
Nirupama Dutt
Essay: Revisiting Pinjar in time for Amrita Pritam’s 104th birth anniversary
Millions lost their homes and became refugees during the Partition and female bodies became battlegrounds. So where does a woman belong, asks Amrita Pritam
Updated on Aug 25, 2023 10:00 PM IST
Sharmistha Jha
Roundabout: I will meet you yet again!
Punjab's Amrita Pritam, the first woman writer across all Indian languages to win the Sahitya Akademi Award, is celebrated in a new book titled "Amrita Pritam: The Writer Provocateur." The book, edited by Hina Nandrajog and the late Prem Kumari Srivastava, explores her influential writings and the challenges she faced as a woman in a patriarchal society. It includes select poems, fiction excerpts, and articles by scholars, offering fresh insights into her work. The book also features a conversation with actor Deepti Naval, who played Pritam in a play called "Ek Mulaqat."
Updated on Jul 30, 2023 03:13 PM IST
Nirupama Dutt