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	'''''Eho Hamara Jeevna''''' ([[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]]: ਏਹੁ ਹਮਾਰਾ ਜੀਵਣਾ; [[English language\|English Translation]]: ''This our life'' or ''And Such is Her Fate'') is a [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]] novel written by [[Dalip Kaur Tiwana]]. The novel ~~was published in 1968~~ and ~~it was the author's second novel. For this novel Tiwana received [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1972.<ref name="Gender as fate">{{cite web\|title=Gender as fate\|url=http://www~~.~~researchscholar.co.in/downloads/83-harleen-kaur.pdf\|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref>~~<ref name="MuseIndia">{{cite web\|title=Birinder Kaur and JapPreet Bhangu: Dalip Kaur Tiwana’s And Such is Her Fate\|url=http://www.museindia.com/featurecontent.asp?issid=36&id=2531\|publisher=MuseIndia\|accessdate=3 July 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111202050/http://www.museindia.com/featurecontent.asp?issid=36&id=2531\|archive-date=11 January 2017\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		'''''Eho Hamara Jeevna''''' ([[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]]: ਏਹੁ ਹਮਾਰਾ ਜੀਵਣਾ; [[English language\|English Translation]]: ''This our life'' or ''And Such is Her Fate'') is a [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]] novel written by [[Dalip Kaur Tiwana]]. The novel portrays the life of a disadvantaged Punjabi woman named Bhano, whose family sells her off to an abusive husband and then shuns her.<ref name="MuseIndia">{{cite web\|title=Birinder Kaur and JapPreet Bhangu: Dalip Kaur Tiwana’s And Such is Her Fate\|url=http://www.museindia.com/featurecontent.asp?issid=36&id=2531\|publisher=MuseIndia\|accessdate=3 July 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111202050/http://www.museindia.com/featurecontent.asp?issid=36&id=2531\|archive-date=11 January 2017\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=..:: SAHITYA : Akademi Awards ::.. \|url=https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/awards/akademi%20samman_suchi.jsp#PUNJABI \|access-date=2023-12-05 \|website=sahitya-akademi.gov.in}}</ref>

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
	Bhano, a ~~poor~~ woman belonging to a poor farmer family in rural ~~areas of~~ Punjab, is the female protagonist of the novel. In her village women are often treated as commodity and sold for a little money. Bhano's father was ready to sell ~~her~~ daughter and ~~arranges~~ her ~~marriage with~~ Sarban, a resident of Moranwalli village. After her marriage she faces harassment and ~~tortures.~~ Sarban's ~~four unmarried~~ brothers ~~try to abuse~~ her ~~sexually~~. ~~The friends of~~ Sarban ~~also harass her. After the~~ death ~~of Sarban~~, Bhano's life becomes more miserable ~~and~~ her father ~~tries~~ to sell her ~~once~~ again to ~~the brothers~~ of Sarban. Bhano ~~tries~~ to escape ~~by committing suicide. A~~ man named Narain saves her and ~~accepts~~ her as his wife without denying ~~to give~~ any ~~social recognition. Because of circumstances and patriarchal setup in her society Bhano fails to fulfil even her simplest goals in life~~.		Bhano, a woman belonging to a poor farmer family in rural Punjab, is the female protagonist of the novel. In her village, women are often treated as a commodity and are sold for little money. Bhano's father was ready to sell his daughter, and so he arranged a marriage between her and Sarban, a resident of Moranwalli village. After her marriage, she faces harassment and torture, with Sarban's friends and brothers also sexually abusing and harassing her. Following Sarban's death, which was caused by a fight with his brothers, Bhano's life becomes more miserable, with her father trying to sell her again, this time to one of Sarban's brothers. Bhano attempts to commit suicide in order to escape, but a man named Narain saves her life and later takes her as his wife without denying her any rights.

	== Theme ==		== Theme ==
	Tiwana attempted to portray an ordinary downtrodden Indian (Punjabi) woman~~'s tragic life~~ in this novel. ~~Reviewer Harjeet Singh Gill analyzed Bhano's character as-~~ "She has no kith or kin. Once the bargain is struck, her relationship with her parents also gets detached. She lives in an island of social outcast even in a small village. She belongs to none. But socially and individually, she does not 'exist, she only 'floats'.<ref name="Gender as fate" />		Tiwana attempted to portray the ordinary life of a downtrodden Indian and Punjabi woman in this novel. "She has no kith or kin. Once the bargain is struck, her relationship with her parents also gets detached. She lives on an island of social outcast even in a small village. She belongs to none. But socially and individually, she does not exist, she only 'floats'.", said reviewer Harjeet Singh Gill, commenting on Bhano's character.<ref name="Gender as fate">{{cite web\|title=Gender as fate\|url=http://www.researchscholar.co.in/downloads/83-harleen-kaur.pdf\|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref>

	== Publication ==		== Publication ==
	The novel was first published in 1968 and ~~this~~ was Dalip Kaur Tiwana's second novel. The novel was translated into English as ''And Such is Her Fate''. Tiwana received [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] ~~in 1972~~ for ~~this~~ novel.<ref name="Gender as fate" />		The novel was first published in 1968 and was Dalip Kaur Tiwana's second novel. The novel was translated into English as ''And Such is Her Fate''. Tiwana received [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for the novel in 1971. <ref name="Gender as fate" />

	== ~~Adaptation~~ ==		== Film adaptation ==
	The novel was adapted into a ~~film in 2011~~. ~~Indian~~ film ~~personality~~ [[Om Puri]] ~~directed~~ the ~~serial.~~ Puri ~~told~~ about making a film on the novel- "Eho Hamara Jeevna looks at the condition of women in Punjab and though the novel was written almost four decades ago, the story still rings ~~true~~".<ref name="Om Puri To Turn Director With Eho Hamara Jeevna - NDTV Movies">{{cite news\|title=Om Puri To Turn Director With Eho Hamara Jeevna - NDTV Movies\|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/om-puri-to-turn-director-with-eho-hamara-jeevna-599241\|accessdate=3 July 2016\|work=NDTV Movie}}</ref> ~~It was also adapted into a television serial.~~		The novel was adapted into a television series that aired from 1996 to 1997 on [[DD Punjabi]].<ref name="Punjabi Tv Serial Eho Hamara Jeevna">{{cite web\|title=Punjabi Tv Serial Eho Hamara Jeevna\|url=https://nettv4u.com/about/punjabi/tv-serials/eho-hamara-jeevna\|accessdate=9 May 2025}}</ref> It was also adapted into a film by [[Om Puri]] in 2011. Prior to the novel's adaptation as a film, Puri had talked about making a film on the novel, with her saying "Eho Hamara Jeevna looks at the condition of women in Punjab and though the novel was written almost four decades ago, the story still rings truth".<ref name="Om Puri To Turn Director With Eho Hamara Jeevna - NDTV Movies">{{cite news\|title=Om Puri To Turn Director With Eho Hamara Jeevna - NDTV Movies\|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/om-puri-to-turn-director-with-eho-hamara-jeevna-599241\|accessdate=3 July 2016\|work=NDTV Movie\|archive-date=20 September 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920111738/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/om-puri-to-turn-director-with-eho-hamara-jeevna-599241\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
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	[[Category:Punjabi-language books]]		[[Category:Punjabi-language books]]
	[[Category:Novels about Indian women]]		[[Category:Novels about Indian women]]
	[[Category:1968 Indian novels]]		[[Category:1968 Indian novels]]
			[[Category:Sahitya Akademi Award–winning works]]

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'''''Eho Hamara Jeevna''''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]: ਏਹੁ ਹਮਾਰਾ ਜੀਵਣਾ; [[English language|English Translation]]: ''This our life'' or ''And Such is Her Fate'') is a [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] novel written by [[Dalip Kaur Tiwana]]. The novel was published in 1968 and it was the author's second novel. For this novel Tiwana received [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1972.<ref name="Gender as fate">{{cite web|title=Gender as fate|url=http://www.researchscholar.co.in/downloads/83-harleen-kaur.pdf|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="MuseIndia">{{cite web|title=Birinder Kaur and JapPreet Bhangu: Dalip Kaur Tiwana’s And Such is Her Fate|url=http://www.museindia.com/featurecontent.asp?issid=36&id=2531|publisher=MuseIndia|accessdate=3 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111202050/http://www.museindia.com/featurecontent.asp?issid=36&id=2531|archive-date=11 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Bhano, a poor woman belonging to a poor farmer family in rural areas of Punjab, is the female protagonist of the novel. In her village women are often treated as commodity and sold for a little money. Bhano's father was ready to sell her daughter and arranges her marriage with Sarban, a resident of Moranwalli village. After her marriage she faces harassment and tortures. Sarban's four unmarried brothers try to abuse her sexually. The friends of Sarban also harass her. After the death of Sarban, Bhano's life becomes more miserable and her father tries to sell her once again to the brothers of Sarban. Bhano tries to escape by committing suicide. A man named Narain saves her and accepts her as his wife without denying to give any social recognition. Because of circumstances and patriarchal setup in her society Bhano fails to fulfil even her simplest goals in life.

== Theme ==
Tiwana attempted to portray an ordinary downtrodden Indian (Punjabi) woman's tragic life in this novel. Reviewer Harjeet Singh Gill analyzed Bhano's character as- "She has no kith or kin. Once the bargain is struck, her relationship with her parents also gets detached. She lives in an island of social outcast even in a small village. She belongs to none. But socially and individually, she does not 'exist, she only 'floats'.<ref name="Gender as fate" />

== Publication ==
The novel was first published in 1968 and this was Dalip Kaur Tiwana's second novel. The novel was translated into English as ''And Such is Her Fate''. Tiwana received [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1972 for this novel.<ref name="Gender as fate" />

== Adaptation ==
The novel was adapted into a film in 2011. Indian film personality [[Om Puri]] directed the serial. Puri told about making a film on the novel- "Eho Hamara Jeevna looks at the condition of women in Punjab and though the novel was written almost four decades ago, the story still rings true".<ref name="Om Puri To Turn Director With Eho Hamara Jeevna - NDTV Movies">{{cite news|title=Om Puri To Turn Director With Eho Hamara Jeevna - NDTV Movies|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/om-puri-to-turn-director-with-eho-hamara-jeevna-599241|accessdate=3 July 2016|work=NDTV Movie}}</ref> It was also adapted into a television serial.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:1968 novels]]
[[Category:Punjabi-language books]]
[[Category:Novels about Indian women]]
[[Category:1968 Indian novels]]

Eho Hamara Jeevna - Revision history

Wavage786: small changes

>Jagmit Singh Brar: Added original name in original Language