Amrita Pritam, a prominent Punjabi poet, and fiction writer was the recipient of which of the following award (s)?
1- Sahitya Akademi Award
2- Padma Shree
3- Jnanapeeth Award
4- The International Booker Prize
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option 3 - 1, 2 and 3
Amrita Pritam was a prominent Punjabi poet and fiction writer. She was the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award (for Kagaz Te Canvas), Padma Shree, & Jnanapeeth Award (for her outstanding contributions to literature). After Partition she made Delhi her second home. She actively wrote & edited ‘Nagmani’ a Punjabi monthly magazine.
She never won International Booker Prize which was established in 2005 after Amrita Pritam's death.