Amrita Chaudhry | |
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 in 2011, clicked by Jaypee | |
| Born | Amrita Arora 26 June 1972 Jalandhar, Punjab, India |
| Died | 22 October 2012 (aged 40) Ludhiana |
| Other names | Sheena |
| Education | Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana |
Amrita Chaudhry (26 June 1972 – 22 October 2012) was an Indian print media journalist working as Principal Correspondent with the newspaper The Indian Express. In her decade long career with the newspaper, Amrita earned wide recognition for her reporting on diverse issues in Punjab. Amrita died on 22 October 2012 after she met with an accident.[1]
She was part of a documentary series on women made by documentary filmmaker Daljit Ami.[2] Noted Punjabi poets Surjit Patar and Swarnjit Savi wrote poems on her.[3] Renowned artist Sidharth drew a portrait of Amrita. After she died Kirtan Maryada exponent Bhai Baldeep SinghBhai Baldeep Singh paid tributes with a shabd recital.[4] Sufi singer Madan Gopal Singh held a concert Sada Salamat in her remembrance.[5] Well-known playwright Balram wrote a play based on emails exchanged between Amrita and her partner Jatinder Preet, also known as Jaypee.[6]
- ^ "Indian Express staffer Amrita Chaudhary expires in road accident". City Air News. 22 October 2013.
- ^ "Amrita Chaudhary". YouTube.
- ^ "Man, Woman and Child". Wordpress. 5 March 2014.
- ^ "City remembers Amrita". Financial Express. 4 November 2012. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015.
- ^ "Sada Salamat". Soundcloud.
- ^ "It's Not An Affair". Calameo.