Pinjar.

About Pinjar

Pinjar is a 1950 Punjabi-language novel written by notable Indian poet and novelist Amrita Pritam. In 2009, Pinjar was translated into English by Khushwant Singh. The novel depicts the conditions and nature of the Indian society during the partition of India in 1947. Amrita Pritam has poured her own experiences in the novel. It is the story of a Hindu woman, Puro, abducted by a Muslim man, Rashid; Puro's parents refuse to accept the "defiled" woman when she manages to escape from Rashid. Pinjar is widely considered one of the outstanding works of Indian fiction set during the Partition of India.