Sadat Hassan Manto

Date of Birth 11 May 1912 South Asian urdu writer Main focus “Partition “ Unrest Era Worked in translation

Saadat Hassan Manto

Short story writer Journalist Radio script writer Worked in translation

Life time work

Urdu translation of Hugo “ The last days of condemned Man”

Masawat published in ludhiana Russian translation Russi afsane Atish Pare at age of 24

Early work

Tamasha based on jallianwala bagh Pardey Ke Peechhey (Behind The Curtains)-

1953 Darkness of human psyche Psychoanalysis of human behavior Controversial writing

….. work

Bu (odour) Thanda Ghost ( Cold meat) Khol do Dhuan ( Smoke) Burquey-1955 Pardey Ke Peechhey (Behind The Curtains)-

1953

Short stories

Socio economic injustices in pre & post colonization

Didn’t console & told true affairs of state "If you find my stories dirty, the society you

are living in is dirty. With my stories, I only expose the truth"

Ideology

Friends stop him to join Pakistan He felt insecure in India He started living with academic circle of

Pakistan Struggle time

Migration

He died in 1955 Regular drinker He left wife & three daughters

Journey of self-destruction.

He was misfit in his school life. He failed twice in matriculation exams. His interest was in English short stories. Yet he was a great man of his era in writing. He explored dark side of society.

Conclusion