Renowned Dogri writer Padma Sachdev passed away on 4th August in Bombay at the age of 81. She had also written lyrics for Hindi films like Prem Parbat and Aankhin Dekhi in the 1970s.
As far as Dogri was concerned, she was a bard. She wrote wonderful prose. Besides Dogri and Hindi, Padma also wrote in Urdu and Punjabi. She received the Sahitya Akademi award for her work Meri Kavita Mere Geet in 1969. In the book’s preface, poet Ramdhari Singh wrote, “After reading Padma’s poems, I felt, I should throw my pen away — for, what Padma writes is true poetry.” Padma Sachdev also wrote some excellent memoirs. She was decorated with the Padma Shri.