Veena Verma
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| Intro | Poet | |
| Places | India | |
| is | Writer Poet | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | 2 October 1960, Budhlada | |
| Age | 64 years |
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Biography
Veena Verma (Punjabi: ਵੀਨਾ ਵਰਮਾ) is a UK-based Punjabi short-story writer and poet of Punjab, India.
Early life
Verma was born on 2 October 1960, in a Khatri family, in Budhlada village of Bathinda district (now falls under Mansa district) of Indian Punjab. She studied at Budhlada and, completing her study, settled in UK.
Career
She was very fond of writing since her childhood. She writes mostly on women problems of Asian community. Her first anthology of stories, Mull Di Teeveen, was published in 1992. Till now, she has published three anthologies of stories including Mull Di Teeveen, Firangian Di Noonh (2002), Jogian Di Dhee (2009) and one poetic, Jee Kardai. Some of her stories like Firangian Di Noonh, Gulbano, Khali Plot, Sachchi Saanj and Chhoti Sardarni has been played on stage and also been filmed by TV channels.