Sukhvinder Amrit

Sukhvinder Amrit (born 1963) is a Punjabi poet and Ghazal singer.[1] In November 2017 she was among nine female poets who received a Sulabh Sahitya Akademi Award at the All-India Poetess Conference.[2][3]

Sukhvinder Amrit
Personal details
Born
Sukhvinder Amrit

Sadarpura, Punjab, India
OccupationPoet, Ghazal singer

Life

Sukhwinder was in Sadarpura, in Jagraon tehsil, Punjab.[4] She had one brother and was the eldest among her four sisters. She started writing poetry in her childhood though she had a terrible childhood. One day, her mother came across her notebook where she used to write poems. The end result was her notebook was burnt and she was beaten badly. She got married at an early age of seventeen[4] when she was only in class nine. Life did not change much after her marriage, but due to her strong conviction and determination to learn and continue writing poems, she won the heart of her husband, Amarjit, and started her education. Surprisingly, she started her schooling from 10th class when her kids were also studying in the same school. She subsequently completed a M.A. degree in Punjabi literature. She served as a lecturer at Govt college, Ludhiana for one year.

She is at her artistic best in her short poems. In these the poetess recedes into the Ivory tower of her desires. She tries to fathom the depth of her feelings for the object of desire .< Niranjan Singh Tasneem > https://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010504/ldh.htm ,

Sukhwinder Amrit is one who has contributed to making the Ghazal form perfect in Punjabi and really created a flutter in literary circles. < Jaspal Singh < https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99nov21/book.htm#5

Breaking the shackles and soaring high, poet Sukhwinder Amrit has come along way from frowning family and societal pressure to confirm. She is woman of words and traces her struggle and ultimate triumph.< Shaina Chawla > https://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060818/jplus.htm

Works

Collection of her poems
  • "Kanian/Kaniyaan" (2000)
  • "Dhupp di Chunni" (2006)
  • "Chirian" (2014)
  • "Dhuan" (Poem in Book Kanian Page 28 )
  • "Sabak" (Poem in Book Kanian Page 31)
  • "Neeleya Mora ve" (Geet)(2012)
  • "Lafjaa di Dargaah" (Edit) (1999)
  • "Risteyaa Di Rangoli" (Edit) (2014)
  • "Kannuprya (Translation of Poetry Book Kannuprya of Padamsri Dharamvir Bharati For Punjabi Academy Delhi 2018)

Collection of her Ghazals
  • Suraj di Dehleez (1997)
  • Chiraghan di Daar(1999)
  • Patjhar/Patjhad wich Pungarde Patte(2002)
  • Hazar Rangan Di Laat(2008)
  • Punian/Puniyaan (2011)
  • Kesar De Chhitte (edited 2003)

References
  1. Surinder Sohal (20 December 2008). "Gunjit's rise in Punjabi ghazal's ghost-collection Sukhwinder Amrit's 'Lot of Colors".
  2. 60 poetesses receive awards, The Tribune, 11 November 2017.
  3. Swati Walia, 3-day All-India Poetess Conference concludes, 13 November 2017.
  4. "Sukhwinder Amrit". The Anād Foundation. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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