Veena Verma

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Veena Verma
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Veena Verma

(1960-10-02) 2 October 1960 (age 64)
Other namesVeena Varma
Occupation(s)Writer, poet

Veena Verma (born 2 September 1960) is a UK-based Punjabi short-story writer [1] [2] and poet from Punjab, India. [3] [4]

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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]

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References

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  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.