[New post] Saadat Hassan Manto: Stories of resistance, partition, and women

centreforneweconomicstudies posted: " by Aditya Kalyan Saadat Hassan Manto, one of the greatest short story writers of all time was born in Samrala, a city in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. Manto is not an easy person to categorize as an author. If he had to be described, he would be " NICKELED AND DIMED Saadat Hassan Manto: Stories of resistance, partition, and women centreforneweconomicstudies Sep 5 Despite the hardships and the trauma of surviving the partition, Manto wrote about women who were involved in the resistance. He wrote not only about women in elite households but also about those who resided on the fringes of society. Most of Manto's stories contain women who are not dependent on men for their existence to be validated. They have their voice that carries forth in the story and are not a crutch for patriarchal advances. Read more of this post Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from NICKELED AND DIMED. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://nickledanddimed.com/2022/09/05/saadat-hassan-manto-stories-of-resistance-partition-and-women/ Powered by WordPress.com