Krishna Sobit — a legendary writer on January 28, 2019The legendary Indian writer Krishna Sobti (94) is no more. She inspired generations of Indian writers with her short stories and essays. I knew her personally and would always meet her during my visits to Delhi. The camaraderie between us was primarily because of the fact that she was born in Gujrat, Punjab which is […]
Remembering Amrita Pritam on November 1, 2017When I was in college, Amrita Pritam’s poetry work, ‘Naveen Rut (New Season) inspired me to write in my mother tongue, Punjabi. I had already read some Sufi poets of Punjabi language. However, the poetry of Amrita Ji impressed me a lot and besides Urdu and English, I started writing in Punjabi language too. My […]