Hermeneutics of Lacerated Souls amidst Political Praxis of Partition in Amrita Pritam’s Pinjar

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Priyanka Bhardwaj

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Pinjar (1950) is a precise novel which talks and envisages the status of women. Amrita Pritam has very well constructed the narration of partition from the women’s point of view. It is a snivel of women against her existential destiny and social cruelty. This novel is a demonstration of impactful narration of the archetypal social line against the weaker section of the society. She is the representation of what women had undergone during partition. These women had no thoughts in partition but they were the ones who suffered it the most. This research paper studies the unheard voices and pain of partition through literature. The novelist has used the mythos and ethos of partition to explore its various versions through fiction of the Indian subcontinent.

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Priyanka Bhardwaj. “Hermeneutics of Lacerated Souls Amidst Political Praxis of Partition in Amrita Pritam’s Pinjar”. The Creative Launcher, vol. 5, no. 4, Oct. 2020, pp. 23-29, doi:10.53032/tcl.2020.5.4.04.
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