Pinjar
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Pinjar is a landmark Punjabi novel that poignantly portrays the human cost of the Partition of India, especially through the suffering and resilience of women.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Partition literature
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Punjabi-language novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | Indian Hindi-language film ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Pinjar (2003 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | feminist literature in India ⓘ |
| author | Amrita Pritam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | Puro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Puro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puro's family ⓘ Ramchand NERFINISHED ⓘ Rashid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext | pre-Partition and post-Partition Punjab ⓘ |
| explores |
inter-religious relationships
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loss of home and homeland ⓘ questions of honor and shame ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Chandra Prakash Dwivedi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationLanguage | Hindi ⓘ |
| focusesOn | female perspective on Partition ⓘ |
| genre |
Partition novel
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ |
| influenced | later Partition narratives in Indian literature ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Punjabi literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
classic of Partition literature
ⓘ
landmark of Punjabi literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Partition of India
NERFINISHED
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communal violence ⓘ displacement ⓘ identity ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ resilience of women ⓘ suffering of women ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| notableFor |
empathetic portrayal of women in conflict
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realistic depiction of Partition atrocities ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Punjabi ⓘ |
| portrays |
abduction of women during Partition
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communal tensions between Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs ⓘ forced conversions ⓘ |
| protagonist | Puro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| setDuring | Partition of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolism | skeleton as metaphor for stripped identity ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | skeleton ⓘ |
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