Veteran artist Imroz, poetess Amrita Pritam's partner, passes away at 97 due to age-related ailments

Poetess Amrita Pritam has healed a part of each of our lives. Her last work, ‘Mai Tenu Phir Milangi’ which she wrote for her lover Imroz still gives everyone a sweet and bitter take on life and loss. Amrita passed away on 31st October 2005 and Imroz never believed in it. He famously quoted, “Wo yahin hai, ghar par hi hai, kahin nahi gayi.”

Imroz leaves for his heavenly abode to meet his beloved Amrita

In an unfortunate incident, veteran artist Imroz recently passed away at the age of 97 due to age-related issues. The love story of Amrita and Imroz was known to the world as an epitome of how no boundaries and tags can outline a relationship.

Who was Imroz?

Born as Inderjeet Singh alias Imroz on 26th January 1926, Imroz grew up in the undivided Punjab. Imroz changed his name from Inderjeet after joining Amrita’s workspace when she first published her magazine named Naagmani in 1966.

Amiya Kunwar, Imroz’s close acquaintance and a poetess, confirms his death

She revealed, “He was taking food through a pipe. But never for a day did he forget Amrita. He would hate it if someone would talk of her in the past tense. He would say ‘Amrita hai, yahin hai’. Imroz might have left the physical world today but he has only joined Amrita up in the heavens and their love story is not the one that would die with their physical passing. It would only get more beautiful for the world to remember.”

When Imroz dedicated his poems to Amrita after her death

He wrote four poetry books including award-winning Jashan Jaari Hai, Manchaaha Hi Rishta and Rang Tere Mere. In a nazm which he named Amrita, Imroz wrote, “Kabhi kabhi khoobsurat khyaal, khoobsurat badan bhi akhtiyaar kar lete hain…(Sometimes, beautiful thoughts also take shape of beautiful bodies)”.