Saadat Hasan Manto

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

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

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....

"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....

‘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....

Dive into the compelling world of Saadat Hasan Manto, celebrated for his incisive and daring stories that lay bare the complexities of human nature and society.

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....

Urdu-language selections, featuring "Khaana Vazir", "Jul Kuukri", "Chauthi ka Jora", and more....

Saadat Hasan Manto (1912-1955) needs no introduction. One of the greatest stars of Urdu literature, Manto published over 20 collections of short stories in a literary career spanning almost two decades....

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....

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

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

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

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

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

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

To mark the birth cenetary of Saadat Hasn Manto in 2012, Zambeel Dramatic Readings presented a selection of his plays from the series titled Aao....

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.

In this Urdu-language collection: "Manto Fasadaat Par" by literary critic Muhammad Hasan Askari; the short story "Baray Aadmi"; and "Hamid ka Bacha" by Saadat Hasan Manto....

In this Urdu-language collection: "Vehshi" by Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi; "Phir Wohi Eid" by Shaukat Thanvi; "Kahin Yeh Purvai Tau Nahin" by Altaf Fatima; and "Ishqiya Kahaani" by Saadat Hasan Manto....