Pinjar (, , , English/Translation: The Skeleton) is a 1950 Punjabi novel written by noted poet and novelist Amrita Pritam. It is the story of a Hindu girl, Puro, abducted by a Muslim guy, Rashid whose parents refuse to recover the defiled girl when she manages a run to her parents from Rashid's home. Pinjar is believed to be one of the best literatures written with backdrop of Partition of India.