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Ismat Chughtai

‘I went on a hunger strike’: How Ismat Chughtai protested against getting married at a young age

An excerpt from ‘In Her Own Words: Letters and Interviews,’ by Ismat Chughtai. Translated from the Urdu by Tahira Naqvi.

Ismat Chughtai
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Tahira Naqvi
· Dec 06, 2023 · 08:30 am
When Ismat Chughtai re-imagined the battle of Karbala in her book ‘One Drop of Blood’

This was Ismat Chughtai’s last novel.

Ismat Chughtai
· Dec 19, 2019 · 07:30 am
‘This is foolishness’: When Ismat Chughtai met Saadat Hasan Manto for the first time

The ‘Lihaaf’ writer’s recollection of a meeting that was combative yet instantly comfortable and marked the start of a long friendship.

Ismat Chughtai
· Sep 25, 2018 · 08:30 am