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Revenue Stamp: An Autobiography
Khushwant Singh once told Amrita Pritam that the story of her life was so inconsequential and tiny that it could be written at the back of a revenue stamp. Keeping this joke in mind, Amrita Pritam penned her autobiography and entitled it 'Raseedi Ticket', or The Revenue Stamp.
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170 pages
Published
June 28th 1983
by Stosius Inc/Advent Books Division
(first published 1976)
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The book begins like any regular book with amrita pritam “resurrecting time” i.e. narrating her story from the beginning (from her parents ‘premarriage’ days). And in 39 pages encapsulates 41 years of her life highlighting certain events of her personal life as well as the socio-political situation. Till here the book is quite interesting however by the end of the mentioned section she decides to do some ‘people-thrashing’, mainly from the world of ‘Punjabi’ literature (she chooses the word ‘con
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Also, saw a M. S. Saathyu play based on this book. Play was ok - to me both narrative and the lead actress did not do the justice. They made Amrita seem like a woman who spent all her life in longing and despair of the unattainable.(The book mentions Sahir only about twice or thrice but play pays too much attention to Sahir.) Though love, longing and despair were true - but Amrita's life is much more than that. She was woman who lived on her terms in an age where it was hard to. She was a great
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Raseedi Ticket is a sort of an autobiography of Amrita Pritam. She keeps to the chronology of events more or less. Her story is laid out in a series of episodes that she feels were important in her life. So we hear about how her mother married her father, the genesis of her name, her mother's death, her disillusionment with god at that moment, why she took to writing, when she first met Sahir etc.
Although it does not read like a cohesive story, we do get an idea of what her life was like. She s ...more
Although it does not read like a cohesive story, we do get an idea of what her life was like. She s ...more
I have researched on this book with a perspective on women writer's predicament in telling the truth of their lives via autobiography....!It is an ideal narration of a girl-child's growth and emergence into a revolutionary thinker and protest writer.
This is the autobiography of famous Punjabi writer Amrita Pritam. I haven't so far read any of her works, though I have read one or two of her poetry before. What is outstanding is her broad mindedness, and a lively outlook towards life, love, friendship and literature. She recollects the kind of attitude she had to face from many other contemporary writers. Perhaps a woman writing openly of her feeling terrified them. Her love for Sahir Ludhianvi and Imroz are very popular. Her recollection of
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Amrita Pritam takes you into the memory lane of her life. The chapter about her travelling in different parts of Russia, Yugoslavia and Europe is one of my favorites from the book. I think that she is/was among the women who lived an honest life just like their words.
After reading this book I realised her life was not easy. Beautiful glance into her emotional life. True mettle of what makes an author. Overall a very fulfilling read.
muhabaat ek agnikan kavi ko milta hai, us agnikan se jab kavita ka janm hota hai, to use bhi apni kismat ka pyala khud hi peena padta hai....
Enough can't be said about this one. Just read it to travel to the time and place where untouched innocence existed.
awesome book . i love amrita pritam's writings .... awesome lady
परछाइयां बहुत बडी हकीकत होती हैं।
चेहरे भी हकीकत होते हैं। पर कितनी देर ? परछाइयां, जितनी देर तक आप चाहें.....चाहें तो सारी उमर। बरस आते हैं, गुजर जाते हैं, रुकते नहीं, पर कई परछाइयां, जहां कभी रुकती हैं, वहीं रुकी रहती हैं.......
परछाइयां बहुत बडी हकीकत होती हैं।
चेहरे भी हकीकत होते हैं। पर कितनी देर ? परछाइयां, जितनी देर तक आप चाहें.....चाहें तो सारी उमर। बरस आते हैं, गुजर जाते हैं, रुकते नहीं, पर कई परछाइयां, जहां कभी रुकती हैं, वहीं रुकी रहती हैं.......
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امرتا پریتم کی پہلی کتاب پڑھی ..امید ہے ان کی سوانح حیات سے ان کی مزید تحاریر سمجھنے میں آسانی ہو گی __
جا بجا بہت شکوے کئے اپنے ہم عصر پنجابی ادیبوں اور شعرا کے روئیوں کی لیکن ادبی لحاظ سے ایک منفرد تحریر تھی _
جا بجا بہت شکوے کئے اپنے ہم عصر پنجابی ادیبوں اور شعرا کے روئیوں کی لیکن ادبی لحاظ سے ایک منفرد تحریر تھی _
iwant mto read this book . this way is easy to read the books .
Want to read more of Amrita Pritam's work. This will provide background for better understanding of her work. It seems to be coming straight out of her heart.
aaj akha waris shah noo....is really heart touching.
aaj akha waris shah noo....is really heart touching.
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Amrita Pritam (Punjabi: ਅਮਰਿਤਾ ਪਰੀਤਮ, امریتا پریتم) was considered the first prominent woman Punjabi poet, novelist, and essayist. She was the leading 20th-century poet of the Punjabi language, who is equally loved on both the sides of the India-Pakistan border. With a career spanning over six decades, she produced over 100 books, of poetry, fiction, biographies, essays, a collection of Punjabi fo
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