Monday, October 31, 2005

please condole the demise of Amrita Pritam....

Ms. Amrita Pritam is one of my favorite poet and writer....
these lines from ye akshar(these words) from khamoshi se aage (beyond silence) collection....

khamoshi ke ped se maine
ye akshar nahi thode
yeh tho jo ped par se jhade the
meh wahi akshar chunthi rahi...

Shadows of words her autobiography is strongly recommended. I haven't read her earlier autobiography Rasidi ticket published in 1970s (which some say was controversial).
The thing about great poets and writers is that they never die, the words they write lingers for ages guiding us, giving us meanings....
The reason why Ms Pritam is my favourite poet and writer and not was...