Amrita Pritam, one of the prolific Punjabi writers whose contribution to the gamut of literature related to Partition of India under the British Raj is worth noting. The catastrophe of partition which, apart from other ignominies and mortifications, involved a distressing infringement of humankind especially on an appalling scale, furnished the point of view correlative for Amrita's feminine concern in her novels on the Partition theme. Her works described rebellious women protagonists who struggled to break free from the bigoted social customs which were forced by the patriarchal system of the country. The writer never restricted herself to the boundaries of Punjab and thus became the voice of Punjabis and humanity all over the world.
Partition, Punjabi Literature and Religious Identity
