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Sa’adat Hasan Manto
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'Prostitution is indispensable,' writes Manto in 'Ismat-Faroshi'
The Urdu writer considers women who sell their bodies as a profession.
Sa’adat Hasan Manto
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'Literature is a thermometer that reads the temperature of one’s country and people': Manto's 'Touchstone'
What are these touchstones but literary journals, annuals, monthlies, weeklies, dailies?
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In Manto's 'Turnips', a man and his wife fight over lunch
“You can forget about lunch if you keep turning up at 3:00 in the afternoon day after day. Even in a restaurant you wouldn’t get dal-roti at this hour. I absolutely don’t like your habits.”
Sa’adat Hasan Manto
Trending
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Watch: Beyoncé’s daughter Blue Ivy dances with contagious energy
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Australia vs India, Brisbane Test: Rain, thunderstorm in weather forecast for Day 5 at Gabba
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‘You can’t enforce non-law’: Trader Joe’s manager rejects entry to spirited anti-mask protestors
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Watch: Tiger drags safari vehicle backwards in Bengaluru’s Bannerghatta park
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Oath Keepers, neo-Nazi tattoos, and more: This video decodes symbols spotted at the US Capitol siege
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Scent of a woman: Sa'adat Hasan Manto's 'Smell'
Even though he was familiar with the smell radiating from every pore of the girl’s body, he couldn’t quite describe what it was.
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'Prostitution is allowed so why should writing about it be illegal?': Manto
The great Urdu author explains why his short story 'Kali Shalvar' is not obscene.
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'I wanted to find out how smutty Lady Chatterley's Lover is': Manto
In Manto's 'Upper, Lower, Middle', a steamy conversation between a man and his wife.
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Oath Keepers, neo-Nazi tattoos, and more: This video decodes symbols spotted at the US Capitol siege
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Watch: Recap of Kamala Harris’s journey from being a presidential candidate to the US VP
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Caught on camera: ‘New Yorker’ journalist followed Trump’s supporters as they stormed the US Capitol
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‘You can’t enforce non-law’: Trader Joe’s manager rejects entry to spirited anti-mask protestors
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‘Teddy bear mama’: This woman from Hungary has collected over 20,000 teddy bears
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All he could see was the same stretcher with a corpse lying on it: Manto's 'Open it!'
Scenes from the Partition.
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'Your friends’ wives are actresses or sluts': Manto's 'The Gold Ring'
A husband and wife squabble over cigarettes, haircuts and a gold ring.
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When footwear becomes cause for divorce: Sa'adat Hasan Manto's 'Green Sandals'
A wife expresses her displeasure over her marriage.
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The Reel
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‘Gandii Baat’ trailer: AltBalaji erotic thriller series is now into season six
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‘The Legend of Hanuman’ trailer: Animated series features the voice of Sharad Kelkar
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‘Mission Frontline’ trailer: Rana Daggubati anchors a tribute to the Border Security Force
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How Netflix series ‘Bridgerton’ adapted the period costume drama for the digital age
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Last chance to watch: Documentaries and animated films about women and nature
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I am Bombay on wheels, alive and kicking, writes Manto
The writer on his life after he left the Indian financial hub.
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Sa‘adat Hasan Manto: The Fifth Trial
The writer describes what transpired when he was summoned to court on charges that his short story 'Ūpar, Nīčē Aur Darmiyān' violated an obscenity law.
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Sa'adat Hasan Manto: Why do people get drunk?
The great short story writer looks at one of life's oldest mysteries, the pleasures of intoxication.
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The Field
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I-League: Coach Stanley Rozario parts ways with Aizawl FC to be there for daughter’s wedding
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Tennis: Davis Cup Finals increased to 11 days to ease burden on players, teams to be reduced
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Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Unbeaten Baroda reach knockouts, defending champs Karnataka remain in hunt
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ISL: Goalkeeper Debjit Majumder stars as ten-man East Bengal hold Chennaiyin to goalless draw
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India vs England: Hosts to name squad for first two Tests on Tuesday, Virat Kohli set to return