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  • 'Prostitution is indispensable,' writes Manto in 'Ismat-Faroshi'

    'Prostitution is indispensable,' writes Manto in 'Ismat-Faroshi'

    Oct 12, 2014 · 04:30 pm
  • 'Literature is a thermometer that reads the temperature of one’s country and people': Manto's 'Touchstone'

    'Literature is a thermometer that reads the temperature of one’s country and people': Manto's 'Touchstone'

    Oct 05, 2014 · 12:30 pm
  • In Manto's 'Turnips', a man and his wife fight over lunch

    In Manto's 'Turnips', a man and his wife fight over lunch

    Sep 28, 2014 · 12:30 pm
  • Scent of a woman: Sa'adat Hasan Manto's 'Smell'

    Scent of a woman: Sa'adat Hasan Manto's 'Smell'

    Sep 21, 2014 · 04:30 pm
  • 'Prostitution is allowed so why should writing about it be illegal?': Manto

    'Prostitution is allowed so why should writing about it be illegal?': Manto

    Sep 14, 2014 · 12:30 pm
  • 'I wanted to find out how smutty Lady Chatterley's Lover is': Manto

    'I wanted to find out how smutty Lady Chatterley's Lover is': Manto

    Sep 07, 2014 · 04:30 pm
  • All he could see was the same stretcher with a corpse lying on it: Manto's 'Open it!'

    All he could see was the same stretcher with a corpse lying on it: Manto's 'Open it!'

    Aug 31, 2014 · 07:38 am
  • 'Your friends’ wives are actresses or sluts': Manto's 'The Gold Ring'

    'Your friends’ wives are actresses or sluts': Manto's 'The Gold Ring'

    Aug 24, 2014 · 12:30 pm
  • When footwear becomes cause for divorce: Sa'adat Hasan Manto's 'Green Sandals'

    When footwear becomes cause for divorce: Sa'adat Hasan Manto's 'Green Sandals'

    Aug 17, 2014 · 12:30 pm
  • I am Bombay on wheels, alive and kicking, writes Manto

    I am Bombay on wheels, alive and kicking, writes Manto

    Aug 10, 2014 · 06:50 am
  • Sa‘adat Hasan Manto: The Fifth Trial

    Sa‘adat Hasan Manto: The Fifth Trial

    Aug 03, 2014 · 06:00 am
  • Sa'adat Hasan Manto: Why do people get drunk?

    Sa'adat Hasan Manto: Why do people get drunk?

    Jul 27, 2014 · 06:55 am
  • Sa'adat Hassan Manto on the language debate of his time, Hindi versus Urdu

    Sa'adat Hassan Manto on the language debate of his time, Hindi versus Urdu

    Jul 20, 2014 · 07:50 am
  • Sa'adat Hasan Manto on the short story writer and matters of sex

    Sa'adat Hasan Manto on the short story writer and matters of sex

    Jul 13, 2014 · 07:15 am
  • Sa'adat Hasan Manto: India cannot be built by those who play mischief with religious propaganda

    Jul 06, 2014 · 06:00 am
  • Sa'adat Hasan Manto: How I Write Stories

    Jun 29, 2014 · 05:45 am