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Amrita Pritam's "Pinjar": Gender Violence against Women examines gendered violence endured by women who were considered to be "others" or second-class citizens during the partition from a feminist perspective. In her 1950 novel Pinjar, Amrita Pritam portrayed the gendered experience of the suffering and anguish of division. The narrative depicts violence against women both before and after India's 1947 split in a realistic manner. It portrays the suffering of women, their struggle, and the suffering of those who engage in acts of violence, whether they do so out of adherence to societal mores, religious beliefs, or cultural norms. It chronicles Puro's transformation into Hamida, her pain, and her loss of self. The book might be seen as a tale of women's powerlessness and battle for survival. Pinjar is an effort to express the worries of this "other" about marginalisation, dislocation, and helplessness in a patriarchal culture that privileges males. The book is still relevant today. as long as women's position as enduring "others" and their situation remain unchanged. India saw substantial change after the split. On their bodies, gendered violence continues.