Veena Verma | |
|---|---|
| Born | Veena Verma 2 October 1960
Budhlada,
Mansa district, Punjab, India |
| Other names | Veena Varma |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, poet |
Veena Verma ( Punjabi: ਵੀਨਾ ਵਰਮਾ; born 2 September 1960) is a UK-based Punjabi short-story writer [1] [2] and poet from Punjab, India. [3] [4]
Early life
Verma was born to a Khatri family, [4] and married to Sunyara family in Budhlada [3] village of Bathinda district (now falls under Mansa district) [3] [4] of the state of Punjab, India. She studied at Budhlada [3] and, after completing her study, she settled in UK.
Career
She was very fond of writing since her childhood. She writes mostly on women's problems [1] [2] of Asian community. Her first anthology of stories, Mull Di Teeveen, [5] was published in 1992. Till now, she has published three anthologies of stories including Mull Di Teeveen, Firangian Di Noonh (2002), [6] Jogian Di Dhee (2009) [7] and one poetic, Jee Kardai. Some of her stories like Firangian Di Noonh, Gulbano, Khali Plot, Sachchi Saanj and Chhoti Sardarni have been played on stage [1] [8] and been filmed by TV channels. [4]
References
- ^ a b c "We, the Women". The Indian Express. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Khas Mulakat With Dr. Veena Verma". Zee News. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d Veena Verma on YouTube
- ^ a b c d Veena Verma – Interview Part 1 on YouTube
- ^ Verma, Veena (2002). Mull Di Teeveen. Navyug Publishers. p. 192. ISBN 978-81-8621-612-5.
- ^ Verma, Veena (2002). Pharangian Di Nuh. p. 295. ASIN B007BMO9SE.
- ^ Verma, Veena (2009). Jogian Di Dhee. p. 288. ASIN B007BMN13I.
- ^ "'Chhoti Sardarni' staged on International Women's Day". Chandigarh. The Tribune. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.