Saadat Hasan Manto

‘If you find my stories obscene or filthy, then the society you are living in is obscene and dirty,’ once said Manto. While Manto was time and again accused of obscenity, his stories addressed several social issues....

"If you find my stories obscene or filthy, then the society you are living in is obscene and dirty", once said Manto. While Manto was time and again accused of obscenity, his stories, however, addressed several social issues....

Based on the life of a prostitute Sultana, this short story sharply observes social interactions and examines power structures from the perspective of the marginalized, especially the sex worker....

Ashok feels guilty after his wife’s displeasure of blue films....

Subedar Rab Nawaz understood the fact that they were fighting to win Kashmir....

A haunting tale revolving around rain, romance and a man who's made to feel dirty about his own feelings….

Upon being told that his hometown ‘Toba Tek Singh’ is in Pakistan, Bishan Singh refuses to go to the other side of the border....

In the light of Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh massacre, this story talks about outcasts – a son of a prostitute and his sisters....

Seema is the only girl in college who rejects him....

Ishwar Singh admits that he was involved in the riots which broke in his village killing a family and attempting to rape a girl who was actually dead....

अगर आपको मेरी कहानियाँ अश्लील या गन्दी लगती है , तो जिस समाज में आप रह रहे है , वह अश्लील और गन्दा है।....

Once asked, why do you write stories? Manto replied – ‘I do not write stories, stories write me....

Urdu bhaasha ke prakhyaat kahaaneekaar Saaadat hasan Manto vishv katha sahitya kaa ek aisa naam hai, jisase sahitya kee samajh aur prem rakhne vaala pratyek paathak parichit hai....