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Ismat Chughtai (21 August 1915 – 24 October 1991) was an Indian Urdu novelist, short story writer, liberal humanist and filmmaker. Beginning in the 1930s, she wrote extensively on themes including female sexuality and femininity , middle-class gentility, and class conflict , often from a Marxist perspective.
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Oct 24, 1991 · Ismat Chughtai is a prominent Urdu fiction writer who rebelled against the social and sexual conventions of her time. She wrote stories about human life, love, and feminism with realistic and realistic style. Learn about her life, works, and legacy from this profile by Rekhta.
Sep 2, 2023 · How did the Urdu writer Ismat Chughtai challenge heteronormativity in colonial India with her short story “Lihaaf”? Learn about her queer space, her real-life inspirations, and her metaphor of the quilt.
Ismat Chughtai collection of short stories, articles, and ebooks in Urdu, Hindi & English. Read more about Ismat Chughtai and access their famous audio, video, and ebooks.”
Oct 12, 2023 · We, Ismat Chughtai, were born on August 21, 1915, in the small town of Badaun in Uttar Pradesh, India. Our childhood in Badaun was filled with rich cultural traditions and a close-knit community. We were fortunate to have been raised in a household that valued education and encouraged our curiosity for learning. Education in Aligarh
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Though Ismat Chughtai, would never have liked to be bracketed as a “woman writer”, she was the apotheosis of one. Her close friend Manto said, “Ismat’s identity as a woman has left its ...
Ismat Chughtai was a prominent Urdu writer who used her non-fiction and fiction to explore the feminine experience of discrimination, agency, social norms, politics, and desire. She challenged the patriarchal gaze and the male dominance in Urdu literature and activism with her unapologetic and independent voice.
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