Weekend Feature
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'Prostitution is indispensable,' writes Manto in 'Ismat-Faroshi'
The Urdu writer considers women who sell their bodies as a profession.
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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.”
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Trending
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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BJP Karnataka candidates Tejasvi Surya and K Sudhakar booked for electoral offences: EC
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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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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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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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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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Jyothi Vennam and Abhishek Verma reach the mixed compound final
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Cricket: Former Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof retires from international cricket
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India wins nine medals including four gold on Day 2
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Two years on, Indian men’s team hope to defend crown jewel
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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru end losing run with convincing win over Sunrisers Hyderabad