In The Times Of Love And Longing by Amrita and Imroz is a collection of letters between the famous Punjabi author Amrita Pritam and her close associate Imroz. As far as I know, Amrita Pritam was always a class apart from other contemporary writers because of her innocent, sharp, and crisp writing style. She is one of those writers who have attained highest level of quality in their writing where ever word that comes, comes from writer's heart and soul. She was born in a sikh family as Amrita Kaur on August 31, 1919. She was of revolting nature who denied bending against the artificiality of society and family. She was a fearless writer by nature. She excelled with her creations in all fields of literature be it Essays, poetry, Stories, or novels. She used to write in Hindi and Punjabi. Her work is appreciated all across the world.
Amrita Pritam died at the age of 86 on October 31, 2005. Her marriage was not successful and she left her husband and two children. Later, she fell in love with the famous revolutionary and poet Sahir Ludhianvi. But when another lady Sudha came into the life of Sahir, Amrita found solace in companionship of Imroz who was her close associate, artist, writer, and painter. This book contains the complete communication that took place between the two in the form of written letters. Amrita Pritam and Imroz lived together for 40 years but they were mostly away from each other due to their individual work commitments. Most of the book covers of Amrita Pritam have been designed by Imroz. These are not just any live letters. Each letter is a piece coming from heart and soul.
The letters published in In The Times Of Love And Longing by Amrita and Imroz clearly indicate how strong was the bonding between the two of them. It was more of a spiritual life between them.
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