Veena Verma
Born
Veena Verma

(1960-10-02) 2 October 1960
Budhlada, Mansa district, Punjab, India
Other namesVeena 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

  1. 1 2 3 "We, the Women". The Indian Express. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Khas Mulakat With Dr. Veena Verma". Zee News. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Veena Verma on YouTube
  4. 1 2 3 4 Veena Verma – Interview Part 1 on YouTube
  5. ↑ Verma, Veena (2002). Mull Di Teeveen. Navyug Publishers. p. 192. ISBN 978-81-8621-612-5.
  6. ↑ Verma, Veena (2002). Pharangian Di Nuh. p. 295. ASIN B007BMO9SE.
  7. ↑ Verma, Veena (2009). Jogian Di Dhee. p. 288. ASIN B007BMN13I.
  8. ↑ "'Chhoti Sardarni' staged on International Women's Day". Chandigarh. The Tribune. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
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