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Obscene Writing and Morality – A Closer Look at Manto’s Writings

August 9, 2020August 9, 2020 Debopriya Bhattacharya 0 Comments artist, barbarism, Bishan Singh, brave, British India, Conflict, consequence, convicted, debate, discussion, fractured, freedom, future, homeland, humanity, identity, independence, india, internalization, Ismat Chughtai, Khol Do, maddening, marginalization, Maryam Mansoor, misogyny, nation, nationhood, obscene, obscenity, overwhelming, Pakistan, partition literature, Partition of India, post colonial, post-colonial, protagonist, psychological, rape, reality, reinforced, Society, Thanda Gosht, The Friday Times, Toba Tek Singh, tragedy, Trauma, trial, violence, Women, Zaheda Hina

Saadat Hasan Manto was a hawk eyed, fearless writer who dared to write about the ugly side of the partition, society, and the hard truth about things that nobody would otherwise discuss. He even faced trials for obscenity in his writings but that never stopped him from voicing his opinion. He was always ahead of his time.

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A BEAUTIFUL LEGACY IN MAKING

July 16, 2018August 24, 2018 Editor 0 Comments child marriage, female authors, female identity, female novelist, feminism in literature, Hindi literature, Hindi novels, independence, Krishna sobti, literature, novels on partition., partition, partition literature, sexuality, social issues, zindaginama

TweetShareSharePin0 Shares “Ghalib sareer-e-khaama nava-e-sarosh hai (Ghalib, the sound of the pen scratching paper is the singing of angels)” The