Life Of Manto

Presented By:

Rohit Gothwal

Early life and Education

Born in small village of Ludhiana.

 Received his early education at Muslim High School in Amritsar.

In 1931, passed out of school and joined Hindu Sabha College in Amritsar

Career

Urdu translation of Victor Hugo's The Last Day of a Condemned Man, which was published by Urdu Book Stall as ‘Prisoner’s story’

Got associated with Indian Progressive Writers' Association (IPWA).

 His second story, "Inqlaab Pasand", was published in Aligarh magazine in March 1935.

Urdu translation of Oscar Wilde’s Vera .

Graduation at Aligarh Muslim University (1934)

Partition and Anguish

 Left Bombay in a daze, headed to Lahore to be with his family.

Great story tellers of the Partition era.

Manto, who spent thirty-six years in undivided India and seven years in Pakistan.

Truly had the great talent of telling stories as he saw them and writing the way he perceived human nature, emotion, and suffering

Toba Tek Singh at YMCA Hall.

Another heart touching story ‘I Swear By God’- a muslim woman searches for her daughter.

Saadat Hasan Manto was tried for obscenity half-a-dozen times, thrice before 1947 and thrice after 1947 in Pakistan.

“A writer picks up his pen only when his sensibility is hurt.” – Manto to a court judge

Kind Hearted Terrorist – Leslie Flemingo.

Controversial stories like ‘Khol Do’ and ‘Thanda Gosh ’created a furor among the conservatives.

Resulted in the banning of his work. It was a mean blow to his livelihood.

Financial troubles

 Embarked on a journey of self-destruction

Become alcoholic .

Sent to mental asylum

Toba Tek Singh

Died at the age of 42

Death Anniversary of legendary short story writer Saadat Hassan Manto is being observed today.

Mantoiyat in JNU

Dastan-e-Chouboli- Barnard College New York with Sophia College Mumbai

Mantoiyat in the Pink City- Jan 17, 2013 Jawahar Kala Kendra

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