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23rd December, 2012
Theatrics: Manto’s life story retold
To pay a tribute to Manto on his centenary and to present the lesser known facets of his persona, the Ajoka Theatre presented its new play, 'Kaun Hai Yeh Gustakh?'.
To pay a tribute to Manto on his centenary and to present the lesser known facets of his persona, the Ajoka Theatre presented its new play, 'Kaun Hai Yeh Gustakh?'.
17th May, 2012
Herald Exclusive: The chronicler of suffering
Manto fills us up with a deep compassion for humanity in a unique way. He employs an ambivalent treatment of good and evil in human psyche.
Manto fills us up with a deep compassion for humanity in a unique way. He employs an ambivalent treatment of good and evil in human psyche.
14th May, 2012
Herald Exclusive: The historian of the individual
Manto is seen as a Marxist and as a chronicler of Partition, but never solely as a fiction writer, Dr Muhammad Umar Memon writes.
Manto is seen as a Marxist and as a chronicler of Partition, but never solely as a fiction writer, Dr Muhammad Umar Memon writes.
14th May, 2012
Herald Exclusive: The politics of exclusion
Sarmad Sehbai writes about Manto’s radical treatment of women in his short stories and how that explains why the progressives banished him in 1949.
Sarmad Sehbai writes about Manto’s radical treatment of women in his short stories and how that explains why the progressives banished him in 1949.
11th May, 2012
Rabbani suggests highest civil award for Manto
The PPP senator said a lot of people have been conferred awards in the past though some of them did not even deserve that distinction.
The PPP senator said a lot of people have been conferred awards in the past though some of them did not even deserve that distinction.
9th May, 2012
Ajoka celebrates Manto centennial with four-day festival
‘A Tribute to Manto’ is being organised by the Ajoka Theatre in collaboration with Lahore Arts Council at Alhamra.
‘A Tribute to Manto’ is being organised by the Ajoka Theatre in collaboration with Lahore Arts Council at Alhamra.
6th May, 2012
The Storyteller: Saadat Hasan Manto (May 11, 1912 – January 18, 1955)
"We are here to remember a personality I am finding hard to describe. I don’t know which box or compartment to place him in."
"We are here to remember a personality I am finding hard to describe. I don’t know which box or compartment to place him in."
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15th April, 2012
The year of Manto
We have the opportunity to refresh ourselves with regards to Manto before we come across revised critical studies of him.
We have the opportunity to refresh ourselves with regards to Manto before we come across revised critical studies of him.
19th January, 2012
‘Partition killed Manto, Majaz & Miraji’
KARACHI, Jan 18: A discerning audience was on Wednesday treated to an interesting conversation, titled `Progressives and Perverts` with Kamran Asdar Ali that primarily focused on Sadat Hasan Manto`s writings with respect to society and the inception of Pakistan.
KARACHI, Jan 18: A discerning audience was on Wednesday treated to an interesting conversation, titled `Progressives and Perverts` with Kamran Asdar Ali that primarily focused on Sadat Hasan Manto`s writings with respect to society and the inception of Pakistan.
1st January, 2012
Understanding Manto
Shock and disbelief! That is what I felt when I heard from a very responsible Pakistani publisher, back from a recent visit to India, that the works of Sa’adat Hasan Manto are being published in Pakistan, edited and censored
Shock and disbelief! That is what I felt when I heard from a very responsible Pakistani publisher, back from a recent visit to India, that the works of Sa’adat Hasan Manto are being published in Pakistan, edited and censored
23rd July, 2011
Herald exclusive: The thrill of discovery
There was a time, not very long ago, when all we had by way of translations in India were the Jatak katha, Panchatantra, Gita or…
There was a time, not very long ago, when all we had by way of translations in India were the Jatak katha, Panchatantra, Gita or…
