Name: Amrita Pritam
Also Known As: Amrita Kaur
Famous as: Writer
Date of Birth: 31st August 1919
Birth Place: Gujranwala
Nationality: Indian
Father: Kartar Singh Hitkari
Spouse/Partner: Pritam Singh
Children: Kandlla, Navraj Kwatra
Religion: Sikhism
Sun Sign: Virgo
Professional: Novelist, poet, essayist
Date of death: 31st October 2005
Death Place: Delhi
Awards and Accolades
- Punjab Rattan Award
- Sahitya Academy Award, 1956
- Bharathiya Jnanapit Award, 1982
- Padmashree, 1969
- Padma Vibhushan
- Sahitya Academy Fellowship, 2004
- D.Litt Honorary Degree from Delhi University (1973), Jabalpur University (1973)
- Viswabharathi (1987)
- Vapsarov award by Republic of Bulgaria, 1979
- Degree of Officer dens by French government, 1987
- Nominated to the Rajya Sabha
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