''Veena Verma'' ( pa, ਵੀਨਾ ਵਰਮਾ; born 2 September 1960) is a UK-based

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

short-story writer and poet from

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Early life

Verma was born to a Khatri family, and married to Sunyara family in

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village of Bathinda district (now falls under Mansa district) of the state of

. She studied at Budhlada 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 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'' have been played on stage and been filmed by TV channels.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Verma, Veena Punjabi-language writers Punjabi-language poets 1960 births Living people People from Mansa district, India