Ajeet Cour, 1934-

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Readings:

1. Nawambara curasi.
   Nawim Dilli : Nawayuga Pabalisharaza, 1996.
   (LCCN: 96900250)
   • "Nawambara curasi"
     Realmedia excerpts: 16-28
     MP3 excerpt: 16-28
2. Arasi
   vol. 43, no. 8, August 1998
   
   • Excerpts from "Kasaiwara"
     Realmedia excerpts: 30-31, 34-36
     MP3 excerpt: 30-31, 34-36

Ajeet Cour was born on November 16, 1934 in Lahore, Pakistan. Having begun her writing career as a romantic, she has matured into a realist. Her short stories portray the unequal situation of women in human relationships, suffering from under-privileged positions in relation with their husbands and lovers. Throughout her works she projects a woman's failure to find a home instead of merely a house.

More recently Ajeet Cour has emerged as a crusader for women's issues in perceptive columns displaying a courage of convictions. Readers eagerly look forward to her reportage of cultural events.

She has many awards to her credit including Shiromani Sahitkar Award, 1979; International IATA Award, 1984; Sahitya Akademi Award, 1985; Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award, 1989; Punjabi Sahita Sabha Award, 1989. At present she is chairperson, Academy of Fine Arts and Literature, New Delhi.

The Library of Congress has twenty-one works of her in its collection.