Pinjar

By:

Pritam, Amrita

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd. Haryana 2021Description: 157 pISBN:

9789353490072

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

891.42371 PRI

Summary: Pinjar means skeleton. A skeleton with neither a face, nor mind, nor a will, nor identity. Pinjar is set in the era of Indias independence from British rule, specifically, the time when the country was partitioned to form the nation of Pakistan. The suffering, hardships, sacrifices and miseries of the women during this time are described in Pinjar, as are the crimes and regrets of the men; the Hindus and the Muslims; the venom from the Partition. Human rights in the face of religious divisions, with the aid of which, the heroine embraces the present and forgives peoples wrongdoings; she rises again to explore the infinite possibilities that the future holds.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute of Management LRC General Stacks	Fiction	891.42371 PRI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		004546

Pinjar means skeleton. A skeleton with neither a face, nor mind, nor a will, nor identity. Pinjar is set in the era of Indias independence from British rule, specifically, the time when the country was partitioned to form the nation of Pakistan. The suffering, hardships, sacrifices and miseries of the women during this time are described in Pinjar, as are the crimes and regrets of the men; the Hindus and the Muslims; the venom from the Partition. Human rights in the face of religious divisions, with the aid of which, the heroine embraces the present and forgives peoples wrongdoings; she rises again to explore the infinite possibilities that the future holds.

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